RECOAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RECOAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECOAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECOAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECOAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
recoalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECOAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RECOAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about RECOAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RECOAL mean in Scrabble?
verb
nauticalhistorical
To supply a ship or steam engine with a fresh load of coal.
Recoal was used mainly of steamships and locomotives that needed to stop at a port or station to take on new coal once their existing supply ran low. A ship might recoal several times during a long voyage, particularly before coal-fired engines gave way to oil and diesel. The word survives today mostly in historical writing about steam-powered travel.
How RECOAL is used
A historical, mainly nautical term for restocking a steamship or locomotive with coal.
- The steamer stopped at the island port to recoal before continuing.
- Engineers timed the route so the train could recoal overnight.
- It took several hours to recoal the old battleship.
- Ships bound for distant colonies often had to recoal along the way.
- The captain chose a route with reliable places to recoal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECOAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECOAL
The 6 tiles of RECOAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RECOAL
3 longer words begin with RECOAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RECOAL
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Common questions about RECOAL
- Is RECOAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECOAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECOAL worth?
- RECOAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECOAL mean?
- To supply a ship or steam engine with a fresh load of coal.
- What letters can be added to RECOAL?
- RECOAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RECOAL:
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