COAX is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COAX?
| 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 COAX is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COAX
No single letter turns COAX into another word.
How COAX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does COAX mean in Scrabble?
verb
To persuade gently and patiently.
Coax came from an obsolete noun meaning a fool: to coax somebody once meant to make a fool of them. The sense softened completely, and nothing of the original insult survives anywhere in it.
How COAX is used
Coaxed, coaxing. Often coax somebody into doing something.
- She coaxed the cat out from under the shed.
- The word coax once meant to make a fool of somebody.
- They coaxed another season out of the old boiler.
- Coaxing works where an order would not.
- Two hours of coaxing and it started first time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COAX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COAX
The 4 tiles of COAX in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COAX
10 longer words begin with COAX.
Shorter words from the letters in COAX
Common questions about COAX
- Is COAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COAX, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COAX worth?
- COAX is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COAX mean?
- To persuade gently and patiently.
- What letters can be added to COAX?
- No single letter can be added to COAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COAX:
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