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Is coif a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word coif is a Scrabble US word. The word coif is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is coif a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word coif is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3O1I1F4

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Yes. The word coif is a Words With Friends word. The word coif is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (3 found)

COIF,FICO,FOCI,

2-letter words (4 found)

IF,IO,OF,OI,

You can make 7 words from coif according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of coif

coif ocif ciof icof oicf iocf cofi ocfi cfoi fcoi ofci foci cifo icfo cfio fcio ifco fico oifc iofc ofic foic ifoc fioc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word coif. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in coif.

Definitions and meaning of coif

coif

Alternative forms

  • coiffe, quiff, quaff

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwɑf/, /kɔɪf/
    Rhymes: -ɒf, -ɔɪf
  • Homophone: quaff

Etymology 1

From Middle English coif, coife, coyf, coyfe, coyffe, from Old French coife, coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju, related to Old High German kupphia, kupha, kupfe (“mug, hood, cap”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppijǭ (“cap, hat, bonnet, headpiece”), Proto-Germanic *kuppō (“vat, mug, cup”), from pre-Germanic *kubná-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Cognate with Middle High German kupfe (“cap, headgear, helmet”).

Noun

coif (plural coifs)

  1. A hairdo.
  2. (historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.
  3. (historical) A similar item of chain mail headgear covering the head.
    Coordinate terms: aventail, camail
  4. An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
    • c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers
      The judges, […] although they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English coifen, from Old French coifier, from the noun (see above).

Verb

coif (third-person singular simple present coifs, present participle coiffing or coifing, simple past and past participle coiffed or coifed)

  1. (transitive) To style or arrange hair.
Translations

Anagrams

  • FICO, fico, foci

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju. Compare French coiffe.

Noun

coif n (plural coifuri)

  1. casque

Declension

See also

  • cască

Source: wiktionary.org