COOL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. COOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COOL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COOL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COOL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COOL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,505.
What does COOL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Neither warm nor very cold; having or giving a mildly low temperature.
Cool sits on the temperature scale between warm and cold, describing air, water, or objects that feel mildly chilled rather than uncomfortably freezing. The same word extended informally to describe calm behaviour, stylish appearance, or general approval, so a person, a jacket, or an idea can all be called cool without any change in spelling.
How COOL is used
Also used informally to mean fashionable, impressive or excellent.
- The evening air turned cool as the sun went down.
- She poured a glass of cool water after the long walk.
- He kept a cool head even when everyone else was panicking.
- The room felt pleasantly cool after the summer heat outside.
- They dipped their feet in the cool stream to escape the afternoon heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COOL
The 4 tiles of COOL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COOL
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with COOL.
Words ending in COOL
9 words end in COOL. Useful as a back hook: play COOL onto a word already on the board.
Words with COOL inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain COOL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with COOL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COOL
Common questions about COOL
- Is COOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COOL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COOL worth?
- COOL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COOL mean?
- Neither warm nor very cold; having or giving a mildly low temperature.
- What letters can be added to COOL?
- COOL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COOL:
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