COALSACK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COALSACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COALSACK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COALSACK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COALSACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coalsacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COALSACK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COALSACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COALSACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COALSACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark cloud of dust in space that blocks the light of stars behind it, or a sack for carrying coal.
The best known Coalsack is a dark patch beside the Southern Cross, which looks like a hole in the Milky Way. In everyday use a coalsack is simply the rough bag in which coal was once carried.
How COALSACK is used
Coalsack is chiefly an astronomical name, usually capitalised for the southern nebula.
- The coalsack hung like an inky gap in the star field.
- The old merchant heaved a coalsack onto his shoulder.
- Observers in the south often point out the coalsack first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COALSACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COALSACK
1 longer words begin with COALSACK.
Shorter words from the letters in COALSACK
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Common questions about COALSACK
- Is COALSACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COALSACK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COALSACK worth?
- COALSACK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COALSACK mean?
- A dark cloud of dust in space that blocks the light of stars behind it, or a sack for carrying coal.
- What letters can be added to COALSACK?
- COALSACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COALSACK:
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