What does FOIL mean?
- Pronunciation
- /fɔɪl/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 8
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- enhance by contrast“In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background”
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of“What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
- cover or back with foil“foil mirrors”
noun
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal“the photographic film was wrapped in foil”
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities“pretty girls like plain friends as foils”
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through“the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils”
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
foils8
Anagrams of FOIL
filo7
Words inside FOIL
6 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is FOIL a valid word in word games?
FOIL 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 FOIL worth?
FOIL is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from FOIL?
6 other words, including OF, IF, OIL and LI.