COYOTILLO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COYOTILLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COYOTILLO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COYOTILLO is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COYOTILLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coyotillosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COYOTILLO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COYOTILLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COYOTILLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COYOTILLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A poisonous thorny shrub of Mexico and the southwestern United States that bears black berries.
The coyotillo belongs to the buckthorn family, and its fruit can cause paralysis if eaten. Ranchers in dry border country know it as a hazard to livestock. Its Spanish name means little coyote.
How COYOTILLO is used
Coyotillo is a regional plant name used in botany and southwestern ranching.
- The rancher cleared the coyotillo from the pasture.
- Black berries hung from the coyotillo in late summer.
- Children were warned never to touch the coyotillo fruit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COYOTILLO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COYOTILLO
1 longer words begin with COYOTILLO.
Shorter words from the letters in COYOTILLO
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Common questions about COYOTILLO
- Is COYOTILLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COYOTILLO, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COYOTILLO worth?
- COYOTILLO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COYOTILLO mean?
- A poisonous thorny shrub of Mexico and the southwestern United States that bears black berries.
- What letters can be added to COYOTILLO?
- COYOTILLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COYOTILLO:
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