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Is couloir a Scrabble word?

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

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Is couloir a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is couloir a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word couloir is a Words With Friends word. The word couloir is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

COULOIR,

6-letter words (1 found)

COLOUR,

5-letter words (7 found)

CLOUR,COLOR,CROOL,CURIO,CURLI,LORIC,OCULI,

4-letter words (16 found)

CIRL,CLOU,COIL,COIR,COOL,COUR,CURL,LOCI,LOCO,LOIR,LOOR,LOUR,OLIO,ROIL,ROUL,URIC,

3-letter words (16 found)

COL,COO,COR,CRU,CUR,LOO,LOR,LOU,LUR,OIL,OOR,ORC,OUR,ROC,ROO,RUC,

2-letter words (8 found)

IO,LI,LO,OI,OO,OR,OU,UR,

You can make 49 words from couloir according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of couloir

couloir

Etymology

Borrowed from French couloir (literally “corridor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kulˈwɑɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɹ

Noun

couloir (plural couloirs)

  1. (climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside.
    • 2002, American Alpine Club Safety Committee, Alpine Club of Canada Safety Committee, Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Issue 55, page 58,
      When they approached the couloir shortly before 0300, the snow was firm enough for them to use crampons.
  2. (rare) A corridor or passage.

Translations

Further reading

  • couloir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Crioulo, crioulo

French

Etymology

From couler +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.lwaʁ/

Noun

couloir m (plural couloirs)

  1. corridor, hallway
  2. aisle (in an airliner)
  3. slipstream

Derived terms

  • bruit de couloir
  • couloir humanitaire

Descendants

  • → English: couloir

Further reading

  • “couloir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org