4-Letter Words Starting With OIL
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 4-Letter Words Starting With OIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 4-Letter Words Starting With OIL 2 words
How common is OIL at the start of four-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 four-letter words that start with OIL. They average 5.5 points and the best is OILY (7 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 5.5
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 100%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Top vowel pairs
- oi100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring four-letter word that starts with OIL
o 1i 1l 1y 4
O 1 + I 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
oily
- adjectivecontaining an unusual amount of grease or oil“greasy hamburgers”
- adjectiveunpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech“buttery praise”
- adjectivecoated or covered with oil“oily puddles in the streets”
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How many four-letter words that start with OIL are there?
There are 2 four-letter words that start with OIL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word that starts with OIL?
OILY is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OILS (4).