COSTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. COSTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSTAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSTAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSTAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
costalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COSTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COSTAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does COSTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to or near the ribs.
Doctors use costal to describe anything positioned along or connected to the ribs, as in the costal cartilage that joins each rib to the breastbone. The word appears mainly in anatomy and medicine, rarely in everyday speech, and it is almost always paired with a specific structure it modifies. A costal injury, for instance, involves the rib area rather than deeper organs.
How COSTAL is used
A technical, mostly medical adjective, always used before a noun such as cartilage, nerve or margin.
- The scan showed a fracture along the lower costal margin.
- Costal cartilage connects each rib to the sternum.
- The surgeon noted mild costal tenderness on examination.
- Costal nerves run along the underside of each rib.
- Deep breathing exercises target the costal muscles between the ribs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COSTAL
The 6 tiles of COSTAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COSTAL
4 longer words begin with COSTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in COSTAL
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Common questions about COSTAL
- Is COSTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSTAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSTAL worth?
- COSTAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSTAL mean?
- Relating to or near the ribs.
- What letters can be added to COSTAL?
- COSTAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COSTAL:
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