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Is coarse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word coarse is a Scrabble US word. The word coarse is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

C3O1A1R1S1E1

Is coarse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word coarse is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

C3O1A1R1S1E1

Is coarse a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word coarse is a Words With Friends word. The word coarse is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (3 found)

COARSE,OCREAS,ROSACE,

5-letter words (21 found)

ACERS,ACRES,ACROS,AEROS,ARCOS,AROSE,CARES,CARSE,CEROS,CORES,CORSE,ESCAR,OCREA,ORCAS,OSCAR,RACES,SCARE,SCORE,SCRAE,SERAC,SOARE,

4-letter words (43 found)

ACER,ACES,ACRE,ACRO,AERO,AESC,ARCO,ARCS,ARES,ARSE,CARE,CARS,CASE,CEAS,CERO,CORE,CORS,COSE,EARS,ECOS,ERAS,EROS,OARS,OCAS,ORCA,ORCS,ORES,OSAR,RACE,RASE,RECS,REOS,ROCS,ROES,ROSE,SCAR,SEAR,SECO,SERA,SOAR,SOCA,SORA,SORE,

3-letter words (33 found)

ACE,ARC,ARE,ARS,CAR,COR,COS,EAR,EAS,ECO,ERA,ERS,OAR,OCA,OES,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORS,OSE,RAS,REC,REO,RES,ROC,ROE,SAC,SAE,SAR,SEA,SEC,SER,SOC,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AR,AS,EA,ER,ES,OE,OR,OS,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 112 words from coarse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of coarse

coarse

Etymology

Adjectival use of course that diverged in spelling in the 18th century. The sense developed from '(following) the usual course' (cf. of course) to 'ordinary, common' to 'lacking refinement', with 'not fine, granular' arising from its application to cloth. Compare the development of mean.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôs, IPA(key): /kɔːs/
  • (General American) enPR: kôrs, IPA(key): /koɹs/, [kʰo̞ɹs]
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: kōrs, IPA(key): /ko(ː)ɹs/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /koəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s
  • Homophone: course

Adjective

coarse (comparative coarser, superlative coarsest)

  1. With a rough texture; not smooth.
  2. Composed of large particles.
    coarse sand
  3. Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
    coarse manners
    coarse language
  4. (archaic, of a metal) Unrefined.
  5. Of inferior quality.
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Synonyms

  • (of inferior quality): thick, rough, sharp, hard
  • (not refined): rough, rude, uncouth, blunt, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate, vulgar, gritty, obscene, crass

Antonyms

  • (of inferior quality): fine

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Further reading

  • “coarse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “coarse”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “coarse”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Arceos, Rascoe, acrose, ocreas

Source: wiktionary.org