Coignes
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of coign, the expandable metal or wooden wedges used by printers to secure a type form tightly within a chase.
“The old print workshop displayed its original coignes alongside the hand-set type cases.”
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Wordle
Contains GN and ends in -ES, COIG-NES is a specialist printing term
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Worth 11 points, uncommon but valid, ideal for using G and N tiles together
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