TINFOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TINFOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINFOIL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINFOIL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINFOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tinfoilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TINFOIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TINFOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does TINFOIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Thin metal sheeting used for wrapping, today usually aluminium, once made of tin.
Cooks wrap food in tinfoil to keep it moist in the oven. The word persists even though the metal in modern rolls is not tin. Tinfoil hat jokes mock people with conspiracy fears.
How TINFOIL is used
Tinfoil is an everyday kitchen word.
- Cover the dish with tinfoil before baking.
- The sandwich came wrapped in crinkled tinfoil.
- He made a shiny hat out of tinfoil as a joke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINFOIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TINFOIL
1 longer words begin with TINFOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in TINFOIL
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Common questions about TINFOIL
- Is TINFOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINFOIL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINFOIL worth?
- TINFOIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINFOIL mean?
- Thin metal sheeting used for wrapping, today usually aluminium, once made of tin.
- What letters can be added to TINFOIL?
- TINFOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TINFOIL:
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