COAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. COAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COAL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about COAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard black or brownish-black rock formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel, or a glowing ember of such material.
Coal formed over millions of years from buried and compressed plant remains, and for centuries it has been dug from the ground and burned to heat homes, power engines and generate electricity. The same word names a single glowing piece left in a dying fire.
How COAL is used
Standard English; used for the mineral fuel and, less commonly, for a single ember.
- The miners dug coal deep beneath the hills.
- They loaded the ship with coal for the long voyage.
- A single coal still glowed in the grate.
- The old house was heated by a coal stove.
- Smoke rose from the burning coal in the furnace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COAL
The 4 tiles of COAL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with COAL
Showing 24 of 75 words that begin with COAL.
Words ending in COAL
2 words end in COAL. Useful as a back hook: play COAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with COAL inside
15 words contain COAL in the middle. Words that start with COAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COAL
Common questions about COAL
- Is COAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COAL worth?
- COAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COAL mean?
- A hard black or brownish-black rock formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel, or a glowing ember of such material.
- What letters can be added to COAL?
- COAL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COAL:
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