coy
Coy is also used as adjective, with meanings including affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
Length
3
Scrabble
8
WWF
8
Starts
CO
Ends
COY
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “COY” Mean?
coy has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesaffectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Synonyms
showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
“a politician coy about his intentions”
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
“like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled”
Synonyms for COY
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
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Definition
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Length
3 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
C, O, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆COY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆COY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆COY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆COY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CO, OY
Trigrams
COY
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