coil
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When coil helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C I L O
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IL
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CO start
- IL ending
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- coil is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, i, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
"the sinuous coils of a snake"
noun
Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
noun
A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
noun
Entanglement; perplexity.
verb
To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
"A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart."
verb
To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
"The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier."
verb
To wind cylindrically or spirally.
"The snake coiled itself before springing."
verb
To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
noun
A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.