What does BOIL mean?
- Pronunciation
- /bɔɪl/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Words With Friends score
- 8
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor“Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius”
- immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes“boil potatoes”
- bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point“boil this liquid until it evaporates”
- be agitated“the sea was churning in the storm”
- be in an agitated emotional state“The customer was seething with anger”
noun
- a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
- the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level“they brought the water to a boil”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
boils7
Anagrams of BOIL
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside BOIL
9 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is BOIL a valid word in word games?
BOIL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is BOIL worth?
BOIL is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from BOIL?
9 other words, including OIL, LI, BIO and LO.