What COILS Means
COILS is a form of COIL, which 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
COILS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 I1 L1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In COILS
27 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.
4 letter words (7)
3 letter words (12)
2 letter words (8)
Longer Words Containing COILS
COILS 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.