COMMIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COMMIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMMIS?
| 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 COMMIS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMMIS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
commishChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How COMMIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COMMIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does COMMIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A junior chef or waiter who is still learning the trade under a senior member of the team.
Commis is borrowed from French, where it means a clerk or deputy. In a restaurant brigade it names the lowest rung of the kitchen or dining-room ladder, below the chef de partie, and a commis chef is usually assigned to a single station. Most professional cooks begin their careers in this role.
How COMMIS is used
A kitchen and restaurant term, often used as a modifier: commis chef, commis waiter.
- She started as a commis in a hotel kitchen.
- The commis spent the morning peeling vegetables.
- A commis waiter carried the bread to each table.
- After two years as a commis he was promoted.
- The head chef shouted for the commis to bring more stock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMMIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMMIS
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with COMMIS.
Shorter words from the letters in COMMIS
Common questions about COMMIS
- Is COMMIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMMIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMMIS worth?
- COMMIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMMIS mean?
- A junior chef or waiter who is still learning the trade under a senior member of the team.
- What letters can be added to COMMIS?
- COMMIS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COMMIS:
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