CORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORAL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about CORAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CORAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, stony substance built up from the skeletons of tiny marine animals called polyps, forming reefs and colorful underwater structures.
A coral reef grows slowly over centuries as countless individual polyps secrete a hard skeleton and live together in enormous colonies, eventually forming structures large enough to be seen from space, such as the Great Barrier Reef. The word coral also names the pinkish-orange color often associated with certain types of coral, and it can refer to the roe of some shellfish, such as lobster or scallop. Coral reefs support an extraordinary variety of fish and other marine life, but they are highly sensitive to changes in water temperature and pollution.
How CORAL is used
Common both as a term in marine biology and as the name of a warm pinkish-orange color, and occasionally for shellfish roe.
- Divers explored a reef of brilliantly colored coral.
- Rising sea temperatures have bleached large sections of the coral.
- She wore a dress in a soft shade of coral.
- The aquarium recreated a small coral reef for visitors.
- Scientists study how quickly damaged coral can recover.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORAL
The 5 tiles of CORAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CORAL
21 longer words begin with CORAL.
Words ending in CORAL
2 words end in CORAL. Useful as a back hook: play CORAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with CORAL inside
3 words contain CORAL in the middle. Words that start with CORAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CORAL
Common questions about CORAL
- Is CORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORAL worth?
- CORAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORAL mean?
- A hard, stony substance built up from the skeletons of tiny marine animals called polyps, forming reefs and colorful underwater structures.
- What letters can be added to CORAL?
- CORAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CORAL:
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