FOIL — 4 letter word
foil
The word foil has 4 letters: F, O, I, L. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Foil has 1 anagram: filo. As a noun, it means "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".
4 letter word "foil": F O I L — noun
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends score: 8
Letter analysis of foil
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of foil
noun
- 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: hydrofoil
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" Synonyms: enhancer
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base Synonyms: transparency
verb
- cover or back with foil "foil mirrors"
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of Synonyms: spoil
- enhance by contrast "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"