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Is BOIL a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BOIL is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor”.

Quick answer

Is BOIL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BOIL is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: LOBI.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
6 pts
Words With Friends
8 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

BOIL meaning and definition

BOIL has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

BOIL as a verb

  1. Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor.
  2. Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes.
  3. Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point.

BOIL as a noun

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

BOIL Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BOIL scores 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
O11
I11
L12
Total68

BOIL on premium squares

On a double word square BOIL scores 12 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 18. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of BOIL

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as BOIL. See all anagrams of BOIL.

  • lobi6

Unscramble BOIL: 13 words from its letters

The letters B, O, I, L make 13 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • oil3
  • lob5
  • li2
  • io2
  • ob4
  • obi5
  • bi4
  • bio5
  • bo4
  • boi5
  • lib5
  • lo2
  • oi2

Words like BOIL

One-letter changes to BOIL, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

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Add one letter to BOIL

  • broil7
  • aboil7
  • boils7

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BOIL word facts

BOIL is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 2 vowels (O and I) and 2 consonants. It starts with B and ends with L. By corpus frequency, BOIL is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, O, I, L on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BOIL Scrabble word FAQ

Is BOIL a Scrabble word?

Yes. BOIL is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BOIL mean?

BOIL is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor”.

How many points is BOIL worth in Scrabble?

BOIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble: B (3) + O (1) + I (1) + L (1). On a double word square it scores 12, and on a triple word square 18.

How many points is BOIL in Words With Friends?

BOIL is worth 8 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BOIL?

BOIL has 1 anagram: LOBI. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BOIL?

You can make 13 shorter words from the letters in BOIL, including OIL, LOB, LI and IO.

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