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Foils

/fɔɪlz/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Foils

noun

  1. A very thin sheet of metal.
  2. Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.

    "wrap the sandwich up in foil"

  3. A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
  4. (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.
  5. Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.

verb

  1. To cover or wrap with foil.

noun

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

verb

  1. To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

    "I was foiled by my superior"

  2. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

    "They foiled my plans."

  3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil.

    "to foil the scent in hunting"

  4. To tread underfoot; to trample.

noun

  1. The track of an animal.

verb

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

verb

  1. To defile; to soil.
Anagrams of Foils

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "foils":

filos

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+efilose
+lfillosfollis
+ofolios
+sfossil
Related Word Patterns
FO...Words starting with "fo"...LSWords ending with "ls"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "foils"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
f4
o1
i1
l1
s1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Foils
aalsaasvogelsabdominalsabettalsabigailsabnormalsaboriginalsabseilsabuttalsaccidentalsaccrualsaccusals
Related 5-Letter Words
fablefacedfacerfacesfacetfaciafactsfaddyfadedfaderfadesfadgefadosfaenafaery

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Foils"

Foils is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "foils" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Foils" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "foils" is a low-scoring word.