The word coil is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • coil n. Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
  • coil n. Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
  • coil n. (Electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ABBREVIATION ANY CAN COIL CONDUCTIVE DEVICE ELECTRICALLY ELECTRICITY ELECTRONICS FIRST FLOW FORM HELIX IN INTRAUTERINE OF OR SHAPED SOMETHING SPIRAL THE THROUGH WERE WHICH WIRE WOUND

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

IUD IUDS

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

OI OIL

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

IO LI

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

LOCI

16 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BOIL CEIL COAL COIF COIN COIR COIT COLL COOL COWL FOIL MOIL NOIL ROIL SOIL TOIL

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

COL OIL

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

CHOIL

7 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

COILS COILED COILER COILERS COILING COILABILITY COILABILITIES

17 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ACCOILS RECOILS UNCOILS UPCOILS RECOILED RECOILER UNCOILED UPCOILED RECOILERS RECOILING UNCOILING UPCOILING CHOKECOILS RECOILLESS SUPERCOILS SUPERCOILED SUPERCOILING

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ACCOIL RECOIL UNCOIL UPCOIL CHOKECOIL SUPERCOIL

17 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B CIBOL
+C COLIC
+D DOLCI
+E LOCIE OLEIC
+F FOLIC
+G LOGIC
+H CHOIL CHOLI
+N COLIN NICOL
+R LORIC
+S COILS LOCIS
+T LOTIC
+U OCULI
+W WILCO

2 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C OIL
-I COL

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 59.2 chance (1.69%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 195 chance (0.51%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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