COFFIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COFFIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COFFIN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COFFIN is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COFFIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COFFIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COFFIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does COFFIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
A coffin is usually made of wood or metal and is carried or wheeled to the grave during a funeral. It is often shaped to narrow at the head and feet, while a casket is rectangular in American usage. The word also has older technical senses, such as a mould of pastry for a pie, and as a verb it can mean to place a body in such a box. In slang, a coffin can be an unsafe old ship or aircraft.
How COFFIN is used
Standard word in funerals and history; the slang use for a dangerous vehicle is informal.
- Six men carried the coffin out of the church.
- A simple oak coffin stood at the front of the chapel.
- They lowered the coffin slowly into the ground.
- Flowers covered the lid of the coffin.
- The pilots called the worn-out plane a flying coffin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COFFIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COFFIN
6 longer words begin with COFFIN.
Shorter words from the letters in COFFIN
Common questions about COFFIN
- Is COFFIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COFFIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COFFIN worth?
- COFFIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COFFIN mean?
- A long box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
- What letters can be added to COFFIN?
- COFFIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COFFIN:
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