COCHINEALS

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What COCHINEALS Means

COCHINEALS is a form of COCHINEAL, which means:

noun: a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
noun: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

COCHINEALS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 C3 H4 I1 N1 E1 A1 L1 S1.

Anagrams of COCHINEALS (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In COCHINEALS

736 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (2)

COACHLINE COCHINEAL

8 letter words (22)

ALNICOES ANECHOIC CALCINES CALICHES CALICOES CHALICES CHALONES CHALONIC CHANCELS CHICANES CHICANOS CHOLINES CLINCHES COACHIES COCAINES COCHLEAS COELIACS CONCEALS CONCHIES HELICONS LICHANOS SCENICAL

7 letter words (64)

6 letter words (135)

5 letter words (191)

ACHES ACNES AEONS AISLE ALCOS ALECS ALIEN ALINE ALOES ALOIN ALONE ANCHO ANCLE ANILE ANILS ANISE ANOLE ASHEN CACHE CAINS CALOS CANEH CANES CANOE CANSO CASCO CECAL CEILS CHACE CHACO CHAIN CHAIS CHALS CHAOS CHASE CHELA CHIAO CHIAS CHICA CHICO CHICS CHIEL CHILE CHINA CHINE CHINO CHINS CHOCS CHOLA CHOLI CHOSE CIELS CINCH CINES CIONS CISCO CLACH CLAES CLANS CLASH CLEAN CLIES CLINE CLONE CLONS CLOSE COACH COALS COCAS COHEN COILS COINS COLAS COLES COLIC COLIN CONCH CONES CONIA CONIC COSEC COSIE ECHOS ELAIN ELANS ELCHI ELOIN ELSIN ENIAC ENOLS EOSIN HAILS HAINS HALES HALON HALOS HALSE HANCE HANSE HAOLE HEALS HEILS HELIO HELOS HOISE HOLES HONES HOSEL HOSEN ICHES ICONS ILEAC INCLE ISNAE LACES LAICH LAICS LANCE LANCH LANES LEACH LEANS LEASH LEISH LENIS LENOS LIANE LIENS LINAC LINCH LINES LINOS LIONS LOACH LOANS LOCHS LOHAN LOINS LOSEN NACHE NACHO NAILS NASHI NEALS NELIS NICHE NICOL NOAHS NOELS NOILS NOISE NOLES OCEAN OCHES OHIAS OLEIC OLEIN ONCES OSHAC SAICE SAINE SALIC SALON SCAIL SCALE SCENA SCION SCONE SECCO SELAH SHALE SHEAL SHEOL SHIEL SHINE SHOAL SHOLA SHONE SILEN SINCE SLAIN SLANE SLICE SLOAN SNAIL SOCLE SOLAH SOLAN SOLEI SONCE SONIC

4 letter words (190)

3 letter words (99)

ACE ACH AHI AHS AIL AIN AIS ALE ALS ANE ANI ANS ASH CAN CEL CHA CHE CHI CIS COL CON COS EAN EAS ECH ECO EHS ELS ENS EON HAE HAN HAO HAS HEN HES HIC HIE HIN HIS HOA HOC HOE HOI HON HOS ICE ICH INS ION IOS ISH ISO LAC LAH LAS LEA LEI LES LIE LIN LIS LOS NAE NAH NAS NIE NIL NIS NOH NOS OCA OCH OES OHS OIL OIS OLE ONE ONS OSE SAC SAE SAI SAL SAN SEA SEC SEI SEL SEN SHA SHE SIC SIN SOC SOH SOL SON

2 letter words (33)

AE AH AI AL AN AS CH EA EH EL EN ES HA HE HI HO IN IO IS LA LI LO NA NE NO OE OH OI ON OS SH SI SO

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