CONDOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CONDOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONDOR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONDOR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONDOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
condorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONDOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CONDOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does CONDOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A very large vulture of the high Andes or of the California mountains, with a bare head and black plumage.
Condors are among the biggest flying birds in the Americas, with wingspans that can pass three metres, and they ride mountain air currents for hours without flapping. The word reached English from the Quechua name kuntur. The same word also names an old Chilean gold coin, though that sense is now seen mainly in coin catalogues.
How CONDOR is used
Most often met in nature writing and in the phrase Andean condor; the coin sense belongs to numismatics.
- A condor circled above the ridge without a single beat of its wings.
- The Andean condor appears on the national emblem of several South American countries.
- Conservationists bred the California condor in captivity to save it.
- Hikers stopped to watch a condor drift along the canyon wall.
- The old coin was stamped with a condor on one side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONDOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CONDOR
The 6 tiles of CONDOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CONDOR
2 longer words begin with CONDOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CONDOR
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Common questions about CONDOR
- Is CONDOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONDOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONDOR worth?
- CONDOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONDOR mean?
- A very large vulture of the high Andes or of the California mountains, with a bare head and black plumage.
- What letters can be added to CONDOR?
- CONDOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CONDOR:
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