COULD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. COULD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COULD?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COULD is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COULD
No single letter turns COULD into another word.
How COULD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COULD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 73,523.
What does COULD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have been able to do something in the past, or, on its own, to express present or future possibility, permission, or a polite request.
Could began simply as the past tense of can, describing past ability, as in she could swim before she could walk. Over time it also became a standalone modal verb expressing present or future possibility, as in it could rain later, and it softens requests and suggestions, as in could you help me. Because of this second, independent role, could is not merely a historical form but a distinct and heavily used part of everyday English grammar.
How COULD is used
Common modal verb; used both for past ability and, independently of any past-tense meaning, for polite requests and hypothetical possibility.
- Could you pass the salt, please.
- She could run faster than anyone in her class.
- It could snow before the weekend is over.
- He asked if he could stay a little longer.
- They could not agree on where to eat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COULD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COULD
The 5 tiles of COULD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COULD
2 longer words begin with COULD.
Shorter words from the letters in COULD
Common questions about COULD
- Is COULD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COULD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COULD worth?
- COULD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COULD mean?
- To have been able to do something in the past, or, on its own, to express present or future possibility, permission, or a polite request.
- What letters can be added to COULD?
- No single letter can be added to COULD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COULD:
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