COATTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COATTAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COATTAIL?
| 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 COATTAIL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COATTAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coattailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COATTAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COATTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COATTAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COATTAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.
A coattail flaps behind a man in a tailcoat as he walks. In politics, riding on someone's coattails means gaining success only because a more popular person is on the same ticket.
How COATTAIL is used
Coattail is often used in the plural and in the phrase "ride the coattails".
- His coattail caught on the door handle.
- The candidate won on the coattail of a popular president.
- Each coattail was lined with silk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COATTAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COATTAIL
The 8 tiles of COATTAIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COATTAIL
1 longer words begin with COATTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in COATTAIL
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Common questions about COATTAIL
- Is COATTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COATTAIL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COATTAIL worth?
- COATTAIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COATTAIL mean?
- The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.
- What letters can be added to COATTAIL?
- COATTAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COATTAIL:
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