CONTROL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CONTROL 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 CONTROL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTROL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTROL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTROL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CONTROL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 330,844.
What does CONTROL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To direct how something behaves or operates, or to hold power over a person, a place or a process.
A pilot controls an aircraft, a thermostat controls a room temperature, and a calm speaker controls a nervous voice. In experiments, scientists control a variable by holding it steady so it cannot distort the result. Laws can also control a medicine by restricting who may have it.
How CONTROL is used
Control takes an object and covers machines, people, emotions and scientific variables alike.
- A small remote lets you control the lamp from across the room.
- He struggled to control his temper.
- The new rules control how much waste a factory may release.
- Researchers must control for age when they compare the two groups.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTROL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTROL
14 longer words begin with CONTROL.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTROL
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Common questions about CONTROL
- Is CONTROL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTROL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTROL worth?
- CONTROL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTROL mean?
- To direct how something behaves or operates, or to hold power over a person, a place or a process.
- What letters can be added to CONTROL?
- CONTROL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CONTROL:
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