CODEC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CODEC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CODEC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CODEC is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CODEC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
codecsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CODEC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CODEC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What stands out about CODEC
- CODEC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CODEC mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A piece of software or hardware that encodes a signal or file into a compressed digital format and decodes it back for playback.
A codec squeezes audio or video down to a smaller file size by encoding it according to a specific set of rules, and the same or a matching codec must be present later to decode that file back into sound or picture a person can watch or hear. Streaming services, video calls, and music files all depend on a codec working correctly, and when the right codec is missing a video player may show only a blank screen or garbled sound. The word is a blend of coder and decoder, reflecting the two jobs the same piece of software performs.
How CODEC is used
A technical term from computing and media production, common in discussions of video and audio file formats.
- The video would not play until she installed the right codec.
- Engineers compared how each codec handled fast motion.
- The call dropped in quality when the codec switched under low bandwidth.
- This audio codec keeps file sizes small without losing much detail.
- The app supports several codec options for exporting the recording.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CODEC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CODEC
3 longer words begin with CODEC.
Shorter words from the letters in CODEC
Common questions about CODEC
- Is CODEC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CODEC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CODEC worth?
- CODEC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CODEC mean?
- A piece of software or hardware that encodes a signal or file into a compressed digital format and decodes it back for playback.
- What letters can be added to CODEC?
- CODEC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CODEC:
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