CONGRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CONGRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONGRESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONGRESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONGRESS
No single letter turns CONGRESS into another word.
How CONGRESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CONGRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONGRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONGRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A formal meeting of delegates to discuss a subject, or the national legislative body of a country such as the United States.
A congress may be a gathering of scientists or union delegates, held to share findings and vote on matters. With a capital letter it names the American legislature of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The verb sense of assembling is rare.
How CONGRESS is used
Capitalised for the US legislature; lower case for conferences.
- Doctors from forty countries attended the congress in Vienna.
- Congress passed the bill late on Friday.
- The party holds its annual congress every autumn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONGRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONGRESS
12 longer words begin with CONGRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CONGRESS
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Common questions about CONGRESS
- Is CONGRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONGRESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONGRESS worth?
- CONGRESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONGRESS mean?
- A formal meeting of delegates to discuss a subject, or the national legislative body of a country such as the United States.
- What letters can be added to CONGRESS?
- No single letter can be added to CONGRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CONGRESS:
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