COTERIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. COTERIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COTERIE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COTERIE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COTERIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coteriesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COTERIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COTERIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,786.
What does COTERIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, close group of people who share interests and tend to keep outsiders away.
A coterie can be a circle of artists, courtiers or friends who meet regularly. It suggests exclusiveness, as if the group guards its membership. The word comes from French and has a slightly formal flavour.
How COTERIE is used
Coterie is often used with a hint of criticism, implying an exclusive clique.
- A coterie of poets met every Friday in the cafe.
- The minister was surrounded by a coterie of loyal advisers.
- She never managed to join the school's fashionable coterie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COTERIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COTERIE
1 longer words begin with COTERIE.
Shorter words from the letters in COTERIE
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Common questions about COTERIE
- Is COTERIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COTERIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COTERIE worth?
- COTERIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COTERIE mean?
- A small, close group of people who share interests and tend to keep outsiders away.
- What letters can be added to COTERIE?
- COTERIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COTERIE:
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