coil
NOUNVERB
/kɔɪl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C
coil is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1I1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does coil mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.
“a coil of rope”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb.
BROADER
4
A transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine.
BROADER
5
Reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit.
BROADER
NARROWER
6
Tubing that is wound in a spiral.
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Wind around something in coils or loops.
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
BROADER
2
Make without a potter's wheel.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
To wind or move in a spiral course.
“the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
“black smoke coiling up into the sky”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD