coal: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of coal
noun
- uncountable
A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
Example: The coal in this region was prized by ironmasters in centuries past, who mined it in the spots where the drainage methods of the day permitted.
- countable
A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
Example: Put some coal on the fire.
- countable
A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
Example: Put some coals on the fire.
- countable
A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
Example: hot coals
Listed forms: coals, cole, coale, colle, coole, coell, coile.
Source: Wiktionary — coal.
verb
- intransitive
To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships or locomotives).
- transitive
To supply with coal.
Example: to coal a steamer
- intransitive
To be converted to charcoal.
- transitive
To burn to charcoal; to char.
Listed forms: coals, coaling, coaled, cole, coale, colle, coole.
Source: Wiktionary — coal.
adj
- no-comparative
Black like coal; coal-black.
Listed forms: coalest, cole, coale, colle, coole, coell, coile.
Source: Wiktionary — coal.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for coal.
noun
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
verb
burn to charcoal
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is coal in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of coal
C(3) + O(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of coal
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from coal
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in coal. Showing up to 24, longest first.