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”

NARROWER
2

A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

4

A transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine.

5

Reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit.

BROADER
6

Tubing that is wound in a spiral.

BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Wind around something in coils or loops.

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
2

Make without a potter's wheel.

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

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