COMMON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COMMON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMMON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMMON is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMMON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
commonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMMON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COMMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,548 thousand.
What does COMMON mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Occurring often or shared by many; ordinary and not special.
Common carries a range of senses. It can mean widespread, as in a common bird, or shared by two or more, as in common ground. It can mean ordinary, with no rank or distinction, and in older speech it carried a hint of coarse manners. As a noun it names a piece of open land that a community may use.
How COMMON is used
Everyday word; the sense of vulgar is now dated, and common ground and common sense are fixed phrases.
- The robin is a common visitor to our garden.
- They found common ground after a long argument.
- Colds are common in the winter months.
- It is common practice to check the lock twice.
- Her speech appealed to the common people.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMMON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMMON
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with COMMON.
Shorter words from the letters in COMMON
Common questions about COMMON
- Is COMMON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMMON, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMMON worth?
- COMMON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMMON mean?
- Occurring often or shared by many; ordinary and not special.
- What letters can be added to COMMON?
- COMMON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COMMON:
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