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Is cochineal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cochineal is a Scrabble US word. The word cochineal is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is cochineal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cochineal is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

C3O1C3H4I1N1E1A1L1

Is cochineal a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cochineal is a Words With Friends word. The word cochineal is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

COACHLINE,COCHINEAL,

8-letter words (2 found)

ANECHOIC,CHALONIC,

7-letter words (19 found)

CALCINE,CALICHE,CHALICE,CHALONE,CHANCEL,CHICANE,CHICANO,CHOLINE,COCAINE,COCHLEA,COELIAC,CONCEAL,CONCHAE,CONCHAL,CONCHIE,CONICAL,HELICON,LACONIC,OCEANIC,

6-letter words (36 found)

ACCOIL,AEONIC,ALNICO,ANCILE,CALICO,CANCEL,CELIAC,CHAINE,CHANCE,CHICLE,CHICON,CHOICE,CHOLIC,CICALE,CINEOL,CLENCH,CLICHE,CLINCH,CLOCHE,CLONIC,COCAIN,COCHIN,CONCHA,CONCHE,ECHOIC,ENHALO,ENOLIC,EOLIAN,HELIAC,INHALE,INLACE,LICHEN,LOCHAN,LOCHIA,NOCHEL,OILCAN,

5-letter words (68 found)

ALIEN,ALINE,ALOIN,ALONE,ANCHO,ANCLE,ANILE,ANOLE,CACHE,CANEH,CANOE,CECAL,CHACE,CHACO,CHAIN,CHELA,CHIAO,CHICA,CHICO,CHIEL,CHILE,CHINA,CHINE,CHINO,CHOIL,CHOLA,CHOLI,CINCH,CLACH,CLEAN,CLINE,CLONE,COACH,COHEN,COLIC,COLIN,CONCH,CONIA,CONIC,ELAIN,ELCHI,ELOIN,ENIAC,HALON,HANCE,HAOLE,HELIO,ILEAC,INCEL,INCLE,LAICH,LANCE,LANCH,LEACH,LIANE,LINAC,LINCH,LOACH,LOCHE,LOCIE,LOHAN,NACHE,NACHO,NICHE,NICOL,OCEAN,OLEIC,OLEIN,

4-letter words (92 found)

ACHE,ACNE,AEON,AINE,ALCO,ALEC,ALOE,ANCE,ANIL,CAIN,CALO,CANE,CECA,CEIL,CHAI,CHAL,CHAO,CHIA,CHIC,CHIN,CHOC,CHON,CIAO,CIEL,CINE,CION,CLAN,CLON,COAL,COCA,COCH,COIL,COIN,COLA,COLE,CONE,CONI,EACH,ECCO,ECHO,EINA,ELAN,ELHI,ENOL,EOAN,HAEN,HAIL,HAIN,HALE,HALO,HEAL,HEIL,HELO,HILA,HOLE,HONE,ICON,ILEA,INCH,LACE,LAIC,LAIN,LANE,LEAN,LECH,LENO,LICE,LICH,LIEN,LINE,LINO,LION,LOAN,LOCA,LOCH,LOCI,LOIN,LONE,NACH,NAIL,NAOI,NEAL,NICE,NOAH,NOEL,NOIL,NOLE,OCHE,OHIA,OLEA,ONCE,ONIE,

3-letter words (51 found)

ACE,ACH,AHI,AIL,AIN,ALE,ANE,ANI,CAL,CAN,CEL,CHA,CHE,CHI,COL,CON,EAN,ECH,ECO,EON,HAE,HAN,HAO,HEN,HIC,HIE,HIN,HOA,HOC,HOE,HOI,HON,ICE,ICH,ION,LAC,LAH,LEA,LEI,LIE,LIN,NAE,NAH,NIE,NIL,NOH,OCA,OCH,OIL,OLE,ONE,

2-letter words (26 found)

AE,AH,AI,AL,AN,CH,EA,EH,EL,EN,HA,HE,HI,HO,IN,IO,LA,LI,LO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OH,OI,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 297 words from cochineal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cochineal

cochineal

Alternative forms

  • cochinille (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French cochenille, itself probably from Spanish cochinilla, or from Ancient Greek κόκκινος (kókkinos, “red tint”), from κόκκος (kókkos), from Latin coccus (“berry or grain”) (term applied to Kermes quercus, a scale insect used in the production of red dye).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒtʃɪˈniː(ə)l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑt͡ʃɪˈni(ə)l/
  • Hyphenation: coch‧i‧neal

Noun

cochineal (countable and uncountable, plural cochineals)

  1. (entomology) A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
  2. A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
    Synonym: E120
  3. The vivid red color of this dye.

Derived terms

  • cochineal fig

Translations

Adjective

cochineal (not comparable)

  1. Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal.
    • 1997, The Ethiopian Borderlands. Richard Pankhurst. 1997.
      The principal imports arriving by sea, then as previously, were textiles, among them coarse cotton cloth, known as Surat, the Indian port from which they were shipped, as well as blue cotton cloth and cochineal cloth called kemis

References

Further reading

  • cochineal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Dactylopius coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

  • coachline

Source: wiktionary.org