COIR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. COIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COIR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COIR is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COIR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does COIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The coarse fibre obtained from the husk of the coconut, used to make rope, matting and brushes.
Coir is stripped from the thick outer husk that surrounds a coconut shell, and its rough, water-resistant strands make it well suited for doormats, ropes and garden matting. Growers also mix coir into potting compost as a substitute for peat.
How COIR is used
Technical and trade usage, common in gardening, rope-making and matting contexts.
- The doormat was woven from tough coir fibre.
- Workers stripped the husk to extract the coir.
- Gardeners mix coir into compost to help drainage.
- The rope was twisted from strands of coir.
- Coir matting lined the floor of the greenhouse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COIR
1 longer words begin with COIR.
Shorter words from the letters in COIR
Common questions about COIR
- Is COIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COIR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COIR worth?
- COIR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COIR mean?
- The coarse fibre obtained from the husk of the coconut, used to make rope, matting and brushes.
- What letters can be added to COIR?
- COIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COIR:
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