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Boils

b 3o 1i 1l 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of boil

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does boils mean?

noun

  1. a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

    Synonymsfuruncle

  2. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

    “they brought the water to a boil”

    Synonymsboiling point

verb

  1. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor

    “Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius”

  2. immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes

    “boil potatoes”

  3. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point

    “boil this liquid until it evaporates”

  4. be agitated

    “the sea was churning in the storm”

    Synonymschurnmoilroil

  5. be in an agitated emotional state

    “The customer was seething with anger”

    Synonymsseethe

Definitions shown for boil, the base form of boils.

Is BOILS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is BOILS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3o 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
b 4o 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
b 4o 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
b 4o 1i 1l 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BOILS

Words that end like BOILS

Common words that share the ending -OILS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

spoilscoilsfoilssoilstoilsbroilsoilsrecoilsturmoils
All words ending in -OILS

Boils: quick answers

Is BOILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BOILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BOILS worth?
BOILS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does boils mean?
boils is the plural and third-person singular form of boil, which means “a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BOILS?
You can make 39 shorter words from BOILS, such as BIOS, BOIL, BOIS, LIBS. See the full list.