COSTA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. COSTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSTA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSTA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSTA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How COSTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COSTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about COSTA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 COSTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyzoology
A rib-like ridge or vein, such as the thickened midrib of a leaf or the leading edge vein of an insect's wing.
Botanists use costa for the stiff central rib that runs down the middle of many leaves and mosses, giving the leaf most of its structural support. Entomologists apply the same word to the costa of an insect wing, the thickened front vein that strengthens the leading edge during flight. Both uses trace back to the Latin word for rib, reflecting how each structure resembles a rib supporting the surrounding tissue.
How COSTA is used
A specialized term used in botany and entomology to describe rib-like structures in plants and insects.
- The moss leaf showed a single prominent costa running its length.
- Under the microscope, the costa of the wing stood out clearly.
- Botanists measured the width of the costa on each leaf sample.
- A damaged costa can weaken the whole leading edge of the wing.
- The field guide illustrated the costa of several related moss species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COSTA
The 5 tiles of COSTA in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with COSTA
16 longer words begin with COSTA.
Words ending in COSTA
1 words end in COSTA. Useful as a back hook: play COSTA onto a word already on the board.
Words with COSTA inside
19 words contain COSTA in the middle. Words that start with COSTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COSTA
Common questions about COSTA
- Is COSTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSTA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSTA worth?
- COSTA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSTA mean?
- A rib-like ridge or vein, such as the thickened midrib of a leaf or the leading edge vein of an insect's wing.
- What letters can be added to COSTA?
- COSTA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COSTA:
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