COQUINA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. COQUINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COQUINA?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COQUINA is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COQUINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coquinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COQUINA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COQUINA, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does COQUINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A soft, porous limestone made of broken shells and coral.
Coquina forms along warm coasts and has been cut into blocks for walls and forts in Florida. The name also belongs to a small wedge-shaped clam with colourful shells.
How COQUINA is used
Coquina appears in geology, building history, and beach talk.
- The old fort was built from blocks of coquina.
- Waves tossed bright coquina shells onto the sand.
- A path of crushed coquina led to the house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COQUINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COQUINA
1 longer words begin with COQUINA.
Shorter words from the letters in COQUINA
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Common questions about COQUINA
- Is COQUINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COQUINA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COQUINA worth?
- COQUINA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COQUINA mean?
- A soft, porous limestone made of broken shells and coral.
- What letters can be added to COQUINA?
- COQUINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COQUINA:
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