Is COALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COALS mean?
Coals is a form of COAL.
- noun
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- noun
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- verb
burn to charcoal
“Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything”
- verb
supply with coal
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
C (3) + O (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 7 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COALS
COALS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of COALS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COALS
The 32 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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