What does OILY mean?
OILY is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɔɪli/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 7
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
adjective
- containing an unusual amount of grease or oil“greasy hamburgers”
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech“buttery praise”
- coated or covered with oil“oily puddles in the streets”
- smeared or soiled with grease or oil“greasy coveralls”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
oilier6oiliest7
Anagrams of OILY
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside OILY
5 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is OILY a Scrabble word?
OILY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is OILY worth?
OILY is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from OILY?
5 other words, including OIL, YO, LI and LO.