Foils

/fɔɪlz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Foils

noun

A very thin sheet of metal.
Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
"wrap the sandwich up in foil"
A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
(authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.
Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.

verb

To cover or wrap with foil.

noun

Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.

verb

To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
"I was foiled by my superior"
To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
"They foiled my plans."
To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
"to foil the scent in hunting"
To tread underfoot; to trample.

noun

The track of an animal.

verb

To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.

verb

To defile; to soil.

Anagrams of Foils

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

13 words can be made from the letters in "foils":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

filo fils foil oils silo soil soli

3-LETTER WORDS

fil ifs lis oil sol

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "foils" and rearranging:

+lfillos follis

Related Word Patterns

FO...Words starting with "fo"...LSWords ending with "ls"All 5-letter words Unscramble "foils"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

aluminium foilsilver foilsilver papertin foilput the kibosh onscupperthwartspoor

Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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