CODGER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CODGER 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 CODGER?
| 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 CODGER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CODGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
codgersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CODGER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CODGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does CODGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
An elderly man, especially one seen as odd, set in his ways or grumpy.
The word is nearly always used with a smile and nearly always paired with old, as in old codger. It can sound fond or teasing, but when said sharply it can also suggest stubbornness or meanness. It may come from an older word for a miser or a peddler, and that history explains why early uses were less friendly.
How CODGER is used
Informal and usually affectionate; applied to men, not women.
- The codger next door waves at everyone from his porch.
- Some old codger kept complaining about the music.
- He turned into a cheerful codger who told the same jokes every week.
- She called her father a stubborn codger and kissed him on the cheek.
- The film casts a famous actor as a grumpy codger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CODGER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CODGER
1 longer words begin with CODGER.
Shorter words from the letters in CODGER
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Common questions about CODGER
- Is CODGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CODGER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CODGER worth?
- CODGER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CODGER mean?
- An elderly man, especially one seen as odd, set in his ways or grumpy.
- What letters can be added to CODGER?
- CODGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CODGER:
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