COULOIR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. COULOIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COULOIR?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COULOIR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COULOIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
couloirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COULOIR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COULOIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 330,844.
What does COULOIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A steep, narrow gully on a mountainside, often used as a route for climbers and skiers.
In the Alps a couloir funnels snow and rock, so it can be dangerous after a storm. Climbers value a good couloir for its direct line to the summit. The term was borrowed from French, where it originally meant a corridor.
How COULOIR is used
Couloir is used in mountaineering and skiing writing.
- They kicked steps up the frozen couloir toward the ridge.
- Avalanche risk made the couloir too dangerous to ski.
- A narrow couloir splits the north face of the peak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COULOIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COULOIR
1 longer words begin with COULOIR.
Shorter words from the letters in COULOIR
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Common questions about COULOIR
- Is COULOIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COULOIR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COULOIR worth?
- COULOIR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COULOIR mean?
- A steep, narrow gully on a mountainside, often used as a route for climbers and skiers.
- What letters can be added to COULOIR?
- COULOIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COULOIR:
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