BLUECOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BLUECOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLUECOAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLUECOAT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLUECOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bluecoatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLUECOAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLUECOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLUECOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLUECOAT
- All 8 letters of BLUECOAT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLUECOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhistorical
A person who wears a blue coat as a uniform, such as a soldier or police officer.
Bluecoat has pointed to different groups over time. It named Union soldiers in the American Civil War, charity schoolboys in old English schools, and, in slang, police officers.
How BLUECOAT is used
Bluecoat is usually capitalised when it names a particular school or force.
- The bluecoat stood guard at the gate.
- Every bluecoat in the regiment marched at dawn.
- A bluecoat from the old charity school visited the museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLUECOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLUECOAT
1 longer words begin with BLUECOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in BLUECOAT
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Common questions about BLUECOAT
- Is BLUECOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLUECOAT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLUECOAT worth?
- BLUECOAT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLUECOAT mean?
- A person who wears a blue coat as a uniform, such as a soldier or police officer.
- What letters can be added to BLUECOAT?
- BLUECOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLUECOAT:
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