Is COUCAL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUCAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is COUCAL worth?

COUCAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to COUCAL?

COUCAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

COUCAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. COUCAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listCOUCAL · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,035 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept COUCAL?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.83%

Our own measure of how useful COUCAL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for COUCAL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How COUCAL scores

Scrabble c3o1u1c3a1l1 10

Words with Friends c4o1u2c4a1l2 14

Face value of the 6 tiles in COUCAL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
o	1	8
u	1	4
a	1	9
l	1	4

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.

Words starting with COUCAL

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1 longer words begin with COUCAL.

Shorter words from the letters in COUCAL

coca8 alco6 calo6 caul6 clou6 coal6 cola6 loca6 cal5 col5 lac5 oca5 alu3 loa3 lou3 al2 la2 lo2 ou2

Common questions about COUCAL

Is COUCAL valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUCAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is COUCAL worth?: COUCAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to COUCAL?: COUCAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COUCAL:

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