What COIL Means
- 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)
- verb: to wind or move in a spiral course“the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
- verb: make without a potter's wheel“This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
COIL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 I1 L1.
Anagrams of COIL (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In COIL
6 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (2)
2 letter words (4)
Longer Words Containing COIL
COIL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.