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Is boiler a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word boiler is a Scrabble US word. The word boiler is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is boiler a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word boiler is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is boiler a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word boiler is a Words With Friends word. The word boiler is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (3 found)

BOILER,LIBERO,REBOIL,

5-letter words (10 found)

BIRLE,BLORE,BOREL,BROIL,LIBER,OBELI,OILER,ORIEL,REOIL,ROBLE,

4-letter words (24 found)

BIER,BILE,BIRL,BIRO,BOIL,BOLE,BORE,BREI,BRIE,BRIO,EORL,LEIR,LIER,LIRE,LOBE,LOBI,LOIR,LORE,ORLE,RIEL,RILE,ROBE,ROIL,ROLE,

3-letter words (23 found)

BEL,BIO,BOI,BOR,BRO,IRE,LEI,LIB,LIE,LOB,LOR,OBE,OBI,OIL,OLE,ORB,ORE,REB,REI,REO,RIB,ROB,ROE,

2-letter words (13 found)

BE,BI,BO,EL,ER,IO,LI,LO,OB,OE,OI,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 74 words from boiler according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of boiler

boiler

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪlə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪlɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: boil‧er

Etymology 1

boil +‎ -er

Noun

boiler (plural boilers)

  1. A person who boils something.
  2. A steam boiler.
  3. An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
  4. A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.
  5. A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
  6. A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
  7. A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
  8. (UK, Australia, slang, derogatory) An old woman.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Dutch: boiler
  • → Japanese: ボイラー (boirā)
Translations

See also

  • steam generator
  • water heater

Etymology 2

Shortening of boilerplate

Noun

boiler (plural not attested)

  1. (rare, informal) Boilerplate.
    • 2003 December 7, Tom Potter, "Re: Why don't more people hate Bush?", in alt.politics.democrats and other newsgroups, Usenet:
      Note that Stuart Grey makes the assertion: "I think rationally on all subjects.", and then proceeds to use the standard boiler tactics and phrases of the people WHO instigate conflict and war.

Anagrams

  • libero, reboil

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English boiler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔi̯.lər/
  • Hyphenation: boi‧ler

Noun

boiler m (plural boilers, diminutive boilertje n)

  1. water heater

Related terms

  • bouillon

Anagrams

  • libero

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English boiler.

Pronunciation

  • (Switzerland) IPA(key): /bɔj.lœʁ/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /bwa.lɛʁ/

Noun

boiler m (plural boilers)

  1. water heater
  2. boiler

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English boiler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔj.ler/
  • Rhymes: -ɔjler
  • Hyphenation: bòi‧ler

Noun

boiler m (invariable)

  1. boiler (liquid-boiling device)
    Synonym: bollitore
    1. (colloquial) milk-boiler
      Synonym: bollilatte
  2. water heater
    Synonym: scaldabagno
  3. water tank (water container for places that don't have access to running water, like campers or boats)
    Hypernym: serbatoio

Further reading

  • boiler in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • boiler in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Boiler.

Noun

boiler n (plural boilere)

  1. water heater

Declension

Scots

Etymology

From the English.

Noun

boiler

  1. kettle

Source: wiktionary.org