ROIL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ROIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROIL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ROIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does ROIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To disturb a liquid by stirring up the sediment at its bottom, or to upset and irritate a person.
Water that is roiled has been shaken enough that mud or silt clouds it, so the disturbance is physical and visible. The same word is used figuratively for a person whose calm has been broken by anger or worry, since an unsettled mind resembles a stirred pool. Both senses share the idea of surface calm giving way to visible agitation.
How ROIL is used
Common in both literal descriptions of water and figurative descriptions of temper; used in ordinary written English.
- The boat's propeller began to roil the muddy river bottom.
- Her sharp remark seemed to roil him more than she expected.
- Storms roil the surface of the lake until the water turns brown.
- He tried not to let the criticism roil his concentration.
- The children roiled the shallow pond as they splashed and played.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROIL
The 4 tiles of ROIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROIL
6 longer words begin with ROIL.
Words ending in ROIL
6 words end in ROIL. Useful as a back hook: play ROIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROIL inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain ROIL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROIL
Common questions about ROIL
- Is ROIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROIL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROIL worth?
- ROIL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROIL mean?
- To disturb a liquid by stirring up the sediment at its bottom, or to upset and irritate a person.
- What letters can be added to ROIL?
- ROIL takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ROIL:
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