COALESCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COALESCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COALESCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COALESCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COALESCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COALESCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COALESCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COALESCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COALESCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To come together and form one mass or whole.
Small drops of water coalesce into larger ones, and scattered groups can coalesce into a single movement. The word suggests a gradual merging rather than a sudden join.
How COALESCE is used
Used for physical substances and for ideas or groups.
- Small clouds began to coalesce into a storm front.
- The scattered protests started to coalesce into a national movement.
- The droplets coalesce on the cold glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COALESCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COALESCE
5 longer words begin with COALESCE.
Shorter words from the letters in COALESCE
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Common questions about COALESCE
- Is COALESCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COALESCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COALESCE worth?
- COALESCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COALESCE mean?
- To come together and form one mass or whole.
- What letters can be added to COALESCE?
- COALESCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COALESCE:
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