coffer

Plural: coffers

Noun

an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
a chest especially for storing valuables
A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
A cofferdam.
A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.

Verb

Verb Forms: coffered, coffering, coffers

To place money or valuables into a strongbox or chest.
To put money or valuables in a coffer
To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers.

Examples

He planned to coffer his highest-scoring tiles, saving them for a game-winning play.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cofre, coffre, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of coffin. Cognate with German Koffer (“a suitcase”).

Synonyms

caisson, lacuna, strongbox

Scrabble Score: 14

coffer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
coffer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coffer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

coffer: valid Words With Friends Word