COOT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. COOT 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 COOT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COOT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COOT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COOT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What does COOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark, duck-like water bird of the rail family, with a pale bill and a shield on its forehead.
The name coot is shared by several closely related waterfowl found across Europe, Asia and North America, all recognised on ponds and slow rivers by loud, harsh calls and constant squabbling over territory. Anglers and birdwatchers use coot to set the species apart from moorhens and diving ducks sharing the same lake. A clumsy running takeoff across the surface gave rise to the older phrase old coot for a foolish or eccentric elderly man, a sense now heard far more often than the name of the species itself.
How COOT is used
The colloquial sense old coot for an odd old man is informal; the primary sense names the bird.
- A coot paddled across the pond, its white bill catching the light.
- The lake was home to ducks, moorhens and a pair of nesting coots.
- Hunters sometimes mistake the coot for a small diving duck.
- The old coot on the bench fed breadcrumbs to the birds every morning.
- A coot's black feathers make it easy to spot against the grey water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COOT
The 4 tiles of COOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COOT
11 longer words begin with COOT.
Words ending in COOT
3 words end in COOT. Useful as a back hook: play COOT onto a word already on the board.
Words with COOT inside
19 words contain COOT in the middle. Words that start with COOT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COOT
Common questions about COOT
- Is COOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COOT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COOT worth?
- COOT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COOT mean?
- A dark, duck-like water bird of the rail family, with a pale bill and a shield on its forehead.
- What letters can be added to COOT?
- COOT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COOT:
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