coast: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of coast
noun
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
Example: The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.
- obsolete
The side or edge of something.
- obsolete
A region of land; a district or country.
- obsolete
A region of the air or heavens.
Listed forms: coasts.
Source: Wiktionary — coast.
verb
- intransitive
To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
Example: When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station.
- intransitive
To sail along a coast.
- figuratively, intransitive
To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
- Canada, US, dialectal
To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
Listed forms: coasts, coasting, coasted.
Source: Wiktionary — coast.
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 coast.
noun
the shore of a sea or ocean
noun
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is coast in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of coast
C(3) + O(1) + A(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 7 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 coast
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from coast
29 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in coast. Showing up to 24, longest first.