SOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SOIL 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 SOIL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOIL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about SOIL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SOIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The loose upper layer of earth in which plants grow.
Soil is made up of minerals, decayed plant and animal matter, water, and air, and its quality determines how well crops grow in it. The related verb to soil means to make something dirty, a sense drawn from the same idea of earth staining a clean surface.
How SOIL is used
Common in gardening, farming, and everyday speech.
- The soil in this garden is rich and dark.
- Farmers test the soil before planting each crop.
- Heavy rain washed the soil down the slope.
- He would not soil his new shoes by walking through the mud.
- Sandy soil drains faster than clay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOIL
The 4 tiles of SOIL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SOIL
15 longer words begin with SOIL.
Words ending in SOIL
5 words end in SOIL. Useful as a back hook: play SOIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOIL inside
23 words contain SOIL in the middle. Words that start with SOIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOIL
Common questions about SOIL
- Is SOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOIL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOIL worth?
- SOIL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOIL mean?
- The loose upper layer of earth in which plants grow.
- What letters can be added to SOIL?
- SOIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOIL:
Open SOIL in the Word Finder