Is COLDEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLDEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLDEST mean?
Coldest is a form of COLD.
- adjective
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
“a cold climate”
- adjective
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
“a cold unfriendly nod”
- noun
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
“will they never find a cure for the common cold?”
- noun
the absence of heat
“the coldness made our breath visible”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 10 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 COLDEST
COLDEST 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 COLDEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- closed9
- costed9
- closet8
- telcos8
- clods8
- codes8
- coeds8
- colds8
- coled8
- coted8
- decos8
- dolce8
- scold8
- oldest7
- stoled7
- celts7
- close7
- clots7
- coles7
- colts7
- coset7
- cotes7
- escot7
- socle7
- telco7
- clod7
- code7
- cods7
- coed7
- cold7
- deco7
- docs7
- delts6
- doest6
- doles6
- dolts6
- dotes6
- lodes6
- soled6
- toled6
- cels6
- celt6
- clot6
- cole6
- cols6
- colt6
- cost6
- cote6
- cots6
- ecos6
- locs6
- scot6
- sect6
- tecs6
- cod6
- doc6
- stole5
- telos5
- toles5
- dels5
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