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Oils

o 1i 1l 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of oil

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does oils mean?

noun

  1. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

  2. oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

    Synonymsoil coloroil colour

  3. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

    Synonymspetroleumcrude oilcruderock oilfossil oil

  4. any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

    Synonymsvegetable oil

verb

  1. cover with oil, as if by rubbing

    “oil the wooden surface”

  2. administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

    Synonymsanointinunctaneleembrocate

Definitions shown for oil, the base form of oils.

Is OILS 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) No

How many points is OILS worth?

Scrabble

4 pts
o 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

5 pts
o 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

4 pts
o 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
o 1i 1l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in OILS

Anagrams 3

silosoilsoli

Hooks for OILS

Add one letter to the front or back of OILS to make another word.

Front hooks

boilscoilsfoilsmoilsnoilsroilssoilstoils

Back hooks

None

Words that end like OILS

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.

boilsspoilscoilsfoilssoilstoilsbroilsrecoilsturmoils
All words ending in -OILS

Oils: quick answers

Is OILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 4 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OILS worth?
OILS scores 4 points in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends, 4 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does oils mean?
oils is the plural and third-person singular form of oil, which means “a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OILS?
You can make 14 shorter words from OILS, such as IOS, ISO, LIS, LOS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of OILS?
OILS rearranges into SILO, SOIL, SOLI.