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Foils

f 4o 1i 1l 1s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of foil

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

What does foils mean?

noun

  1. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal

    “the photographic film was wrapped in foil”

  2. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

    “pretty girls like plain friends as foils”

    Synonymsenhancer

  3. a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through

    “the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils”

    Synonymshydrofoil

  4. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

    Synonymstransparency

  5. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

verb

  1. enhance by contrast

    “In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background”

  2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”

    Synonymsthwartqueerspoilscotchcross

  3. cover or back with foil

    “foil mirrors”

Definitions shown for foil, the base form of foils.

Is FOILS 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 FOILS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in FOILS

Anagrams 1

filos

Words that end like FOILS

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.

boilsspoilscoilssoilstoilsbroilsoilsrecoilsturmoils
All words ending in -OILS

Foils: quick answers

Is FOILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FOILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FOILS worth?
FOILS scores 8 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 foils mean?
foils is the plural and third-person singular form of foil, which means “a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FOILS?
You can make 26 shorter words from FOILS, such as FILO, FILS, FOIL, FIL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of FOILS?
FOILS rearranges into FILOS.