foil

NOUNVERB /fɔɪl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH F

foil is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1I1L1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does foil mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

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”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities.

“pretty girls like plain friends as foils”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
3

Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector.

SYNONYMS
4

A light slender flexible sword tipped by a button.

5

A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

“the photographic film was wrapped in foil”

RELATED
VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

“foil your opponent”

RELATED
2

Cover or back with foil.

“foil mirrors”

BROADER
3

Enhance by contrast.

“In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of foil

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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