soil: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of soil
noun
- uncountable
A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
Example: We bought a bag of soil for the houseplants.
- uncountable
The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
- uncountable
The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
- countable, uncountable
Country or territory.
Listed forms: soils, soyl.
Source: Wiktionary — soil.
verb
- transitive
To make dirty.
- intransitive
To become dirty or soiled.
Example: Light colours soil sooner than dark ones.
- figuratively, transitive
To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
- reflexive
To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
Example: The child was so scared she soiled herself.
Listed forms: soils, soiling, soiled.
Source: Wiktionary — soil.
noun
- euphemistic, uncountable
Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- countable
A bag containing soiled items.
Listed forms: soils.
Source: Wiktionary — soil.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for soil.
noun
anything regarded as making something unclean
noun
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
noun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
noun
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is soil in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of soil
S(1) + O(1) + I(1) + L(1) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of soil
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from soil
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in soil. Showing up to 24, longest first.