COYS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. COYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COYS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COYS is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COYS
No single letter turns COYS into another word.
How COYS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does COYS mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To act in a coy manner, or to soothe and caress someone gently.
Coys is the third-person or plural form of the obsolete verb coy, which covered both quietly calming a person or animal and behaving with shy, affected reluctance. Both senses share the idea of a gentle, understated approach rather than anything forceful.
How COYS is used
Archaic; modern English no longer uses coy as a verb.
- The nurse coys the frightened child until he stops crying.
- She coys the horse with a soft voice before mounting.
- In the old play, the maid coys her suitor with sly glances.
- He coys the cat into the basket with a treat.
- The shepherd coys the lambs closer with gentle calls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COYS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COYS
The 4 tiles of COYS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COYS
4 longer words begin with COYS.
Words ending in COYS
5 words end in COYS. Useful as a back hook: play COYS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in COYS
Common questions about COYS
- Is COYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COYS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COYS worth?
- COYS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COYS mean?
- To act in a coy manner, or to soothe and caress someone gently.
- What letters can be added to COYS?
- No single letter can be added to COYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COYS:
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