Is OILCLOTHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OILCLOTHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OILCLOTHS mean?
Oilcloths is a form of OILCLOTH.
- noun
cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + I (1) + L (1) + C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OILCLOTHS
OILCLOTHS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OILCLOTHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oilcloth13
- coltish12
- coolish12
- coolths12
- lithosol11
- chills11
- choils11
- cholis11
- cholos11
- cloths11
- cohost11
- coolth11
- lichts11
- school11
- ooliths10
- chill10
- chits10
- choil10
- choli10
- cholo10
- cloth10
- cohos10
- licht10
- lochs10
- sitch10
- stich10
- hillos9
- holist9
- hollos9
- lithos9
- oolith9
- thills9
- thiols9
- tholoi9
- tholos9
- chis9
- chit9
- coho9
- cosh9
- ichs9
- itch9
- lich9
- loch9
- cloots8
- hillo8
- hills8
- hilts8
- hoist8
- hollo8
- holos8
- holts8
- hoots8
- litho8
- shill8
- shool8
- shoot8
- sloth8
- sooth8
- thill8
- thiol8
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