Definition of coil

"coil" in the noun sense

1. coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

"a coil of rope"

2. coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll

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

3. coil

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

4. coil

a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

5. coil

tubing that is wound in a spiral

6. coil

reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

"coil" in the verb sense

1. gyrate, spiral, coil

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"

"the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

2. handbuild, hand-build, coil

make without a potter's wheel

"This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

3. coil, loop, curl

wind around something in coils or loops

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coil in Scrabble®

The word coil is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters coil:

COIL
(27)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word coil

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The 60 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In coil

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coil in Words With Friends™

The word coil is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters coil:

COIL
(48)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word coil

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The 67 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In coil

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Words within the letters of coil

3 letter words in coil (1 word)

4 letter words in coil (Anagrams) (2 words)

coil + 1 blank (6 words)

Words containing the sequence coil

Words that start with coil (4 words)

Words that end with coil (4 words)

Word Growth involving coil

Shorter words in coil

oil

Longer words containing coil

coiled recoiled

coiled supercoiled

coiled uncoiled

coiling recoiling unrecoiling

coiling supercoiling

coiling uncoiling

coils recoils

coils supercoils

coils uncoils

recoil recoiled

recoil recoiler recoilers

recoil recoiling unrecoiling

recoil recoilless

recoil recoils

supercoil supercoiled

supercoil supercoiling

supercoil supercoils

uncoil uncoiled

uncoil uncoiling

uncoil uncoils