COPES is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. COPES 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 COPES?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful COPES is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for COPES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How COPES scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in COPES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.

What stands out about COPES

• The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of COPES

The 5 tiles of COPES in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with COPES

4 longer words begin with COPES.

Words ending in COPES

Showing 24 of 122 words that end in COPES. Useful as a back hook: play COPES onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in COPES

Common questions about COPES

Is COPES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts COPES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is COPES worth?

COPES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to COPES?

COPES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.