Is COILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COILS mean?
Coils is a form of COIL.
- verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
“the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
- noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
“a coil of rope”
- noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- noun
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
C (3) + O (1) + I (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 COILS
COILS 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 COILS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COILS
The 25 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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