COCCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COCCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCCAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCCAL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCCAL
No single letter turns COCCAL into another word.
How COCCAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COCCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. COCCAL needs 1 blank tile.
What does COCCAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to, or shaped like, a coccus, which is a round or spherical bacterium.
Microbiologists use coccal when describing cells that are roughly ball-shaped, in contrast to rod-shaped or spiral forms. A coccal infection may involve organisms that grow in chains or clusters, depending on the species. The related word coccic means the same thing and is the less common of the two.
How COCCAL is used
Technical; appears in microbiology and medical writing.
- The slide showed a coccal organism in short chains.
- A coccal form of the bacterium was found in the sample.
- The coccal shape was clear under high magnification.
- Doctors suspected a coccal infection of the throat.
- The student sketched a coccal cell beside a rod-shaped one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCCAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COCCAL
Common questions about COCCAL
- Is COCCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCCAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCCAL worth?
- COCCAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCCAL mean?
- Relating to, or shaped like, a coccus, which is a round or spherical bacterium.
- What letters can be added to COCCAL?
- No single letter can be added to COCCAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COCCAL:
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