COLEY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. COLEY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept COLEY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLEY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coleysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COLEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does COLEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A food fish of the cod family, known in Britain as coalfish, common around British coasts.
Coley is the everyday market name in Britain for the fish that biologists call coalfish or saithe, and its dark grey flesh is exactly what gave the fish its coal-related names. It swims in cold North Atlantic waters and is caught commercially in large numbers, though it has always sold more cheaply than cod or haddock. Fishmongers and cookbooks favour the short, friendly name coley over the more technical saithe.
How COLEY is used
A common name in British cookery and fishmongering rather than a scientific term.
- The fishmonger had fresh coley for half the price of cod.
- Coley works well in a fish pie because it holds its shape.
- Coalfish and coley are simply two names for the same fish.
- Trawlers bring in coley alongside cod in the North Atlantic.
- She swapped cod for coley to save money on the recipe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COLEY
The 5 tiles of COLEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COLEY
1 longer words begin with COLEY.
Shorter words from the letters in COLEY
Common questions about COLEY
- Is COLEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLEY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLEY worth?
- COLEY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLEY mean?
- A food fish of the cod family, known in Britain as coalfish, common around British coasts.
- What letters can be added to COLEY?
- COLEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COLEY:
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