COQUILLE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. COQUILLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COQUILLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COQUILLE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COQUILLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coquillesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COQUILLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COQUILLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COQUILLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COQUILLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dish of seafood or chicken in a creamy sauce, baked and served in a scallop shell or shell-shaped dish.
The French word coquille simply means shell, and the dish takes its name from the container. A classic coquille St. Jacques is made with scallops, while the dish itself can also be a small baking vessel shaped like a scallop.
How COQUILLE is used
Mainly a menu word; coquille is often followed by the main ingredient.
- We began the dinner with a coquille of scallops.
- The chef served each coquille with a golden crust of breadcrumbs.
- She baked the creamy crab in a coquille dish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COQUILLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COQUILLE
1 longer words begin with COQUILLE.
Shorter words from the letters in COQUILLE
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Common questions about COQUILLE
- Is COQUILLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COQUILLE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COQUILLE worth?
- COQUILLE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COQUILLE mean?
- A dish of seafood or chicken in a creamy sauce, baked and served in a scallop shell or shell-shaped dish.
- What letters can be added to COQUILLE?
- COQUILLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COQUILLE:
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