Is COASTWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COASTWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COASTWARDS mean?
Coastwards is a form of COASTWARD.
- adverb
in the direction of the coast
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 COASTWARDS
COASTWARDS 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.
Words you can make from COASTWARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coastward15
- carassow13
- cowards13
- sowcars12
- coward12
- crowds12
- costards11
- towards11
- sowcar11
- crowd11
- costard10
- csardas10
- awards10
- swards10
- swords10
- toward10
- craws10
- crows10
- scows10
- castors9
- costars9
- ostraca9
- octads9
- scrods9
- sowars9
- straws9
- strows9
- worsts9
- award9
- dawts9
- draws9
- sward9
- sword9
- wards9
- woads9
- words9
- caws9
- cows9
- craw9
- crow9
- scow9
- across8
- actors8
- ascots8
- carats8
- castor8
- coasts8
- costar8
- oscars8
- scarts8
- scrota8
- tarocs8
- cards8
- codas8
- cords8
- octad8
- scads8
- scrod8
- sowar8
- stows8
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