Is OILINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OILINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OILINESSES mean?
Oilinesses is a form of OILINESS.
- noun
consisting of or covered with oil
- noun
smug self-serving earnestness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 OILINESSES
OILINESSES 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 OILINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lionesses9
- noiseless9
- selenosis9
- elisions8
- enosises8
- isolines8
- lionises8
- noesises8
- noseless8
- oiliness8
- soleness8
- elision7
- enisles7
- ensiles7
- eosines7
- essoins7
- insoles7
- ionises7
- isoline7
- lesions7
- lessens7
- lessons7
- lioness7
- lionise7
- loesses7
- oleines7
- onesies7
- osseins7
- seisins7
- seniles7
- senseis7
- sessile7
- session7
- sinless7
- sonless7
- eloins6
- enisle6
- enosis6
- ensile6
- eosine6
- eosins6
- essoin6
- insole6
- ionise6
- isseis6
- lenses6
- leones6
- lesion6
- lessen6
- lesson6
- losses6
- nesses6
- niseis6
- noesis6
- noises6
- oleine6
- oleins6
- onesie6
- ossein6
- seines6
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