CONGEE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CONGEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONGEE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONGEE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONGEE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONGEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CONGEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does CONGEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until it breaks down, eaten across much of Asia.
Congee is often served for breakfast or to people who are unwell, and it is topped with savoury extras such as spring onion, ginger, pickles or a soft egg. The word comes from the Tamil kanji by way of Anglo-Indian usage. English also had an older, unrelated spelling of conge, meaning a formal bow or leave to depart.
How CONGEE is used
Common in food writing and menus; the older sense of a bow or dismissal is now rare.
- She ladled hot congee into bowls and added a few slices of ginger.
- Congee is the usual comfort food when someone in the family has a cold.
- The restaurant serves congee with fried dough sticks on the side.
- He learned to make congee from his grandmother, stirring the pot slowly.
- A bowl of plain congee needs only a pinch of salt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONGEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONGEE
3 longer words begin with CONGEE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONGEE
Common questions about CONGEE
- Is CONGEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONGEE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONGEE worth?
- CONGEE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONGEE mean?
- A soft porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until it breaks down, eaten across much of Asia.
- What letters can be added to CONGEE?
- CONGEE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CONGEE:
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