COED is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. COED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COED?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COED is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about COED
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COED mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A female student at a college or university that admits both men and women.
The word coed was common in twentieth-century North American English, when many colleges had only recently begun admitting women alongside men. It now sounds somewhat dated, since most schools no longer draw attention to a student's sex in this way.
How COED is used
Informal noun, chiefly North American and somewhat dated in current use.
- The dormitory once housed only coeds.
- A group of coeds studied together in the library.
- The old yearbook pictured rows of smiling coeds.
- Reporters interviewed several coeds about campus life.
- The coed had transferred from another college that year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COED
The 4 tiles of COED in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with COED
11 longer words begin with COED.
Words ending in COED
8 words end in COED. Useful as a back hook: play COED onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in COED
Common questions about COED
- Is COED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COED, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COED worth?
- COED is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COED mean?
- A female student at a college or university that admits both men and women.
- What letters can be added to COED?
- COED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COED:
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