COULIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. COULIS 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 COULIS?
| 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 COULIS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COULIS
No single letter turns COULIS into another word.
How COULIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COULIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does COULIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smooth, pourable sauce made by puréeing and straining fruit or vegetables.
A coulis is thinner than a purée and usually strained to remove seeds or fibres, leaving a sauce that can be drizzled or swirled across a plate. Chefs make a coulis from soft fruit such as raspberries as often as from cooked vegetables like tomatoes or peppers, adjusting sugar or seasoning to suit the dish it accompanies. The word came into English from French kitchens and now appears regularly on restaurant menus.
How COULIS is used
A culinary term, common on restaurant menus for both sweet and savoury sauces.
- The chef drizzled a raspberry coulis around the cheesecake.
- A red pepper coulis added colour to the plain white plate.
- She strained the mixture twice to get a smooth coulis.
- The tasting menu paired duck with a tart cherry coulis.
- Blend the mango and pass it through a sieve for the coulis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COULIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COULIS
3 longer words begin with COULIS.
Shorter words from the letters in COULIS
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Common questions about COULIS
- Is COULIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COULIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COULIS worth?
- COULIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COULIS mean?
- A smooth, pourable sauce made by puréeing and straining fruit or vegetables.
- What letters can be added to COULIS?
- No single letter can be added to COULIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COULIS:
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