COR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. COR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COR?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COR is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in COR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about COR
- The same 3 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
What does COR mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalBritish
An exclamation of surprise, admiration or annoyance.
Cor is another softened God, like lor and crikey, and it sits firmly in southern English speech of the twentieth century. It is nearly always followed by something: cor blimey is the full form, and the shorter cor on its own does the same work with less breath.
How COR is used
Stands alone or in cor blimey. Not used in formal writing.
- Cor, that is a lot of money for a sandwich.
- He said cor and put the tool down.
- Cor blimey, look who it is.
- A single cor from the back row said more than applause.
- She wrote cor in the dialogue to place the character.
- Cor, it was cold on that platform.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COR and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COR
The 3 tiles of COR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with COR
Showing 24 of 899 words that begin with COR.
Words ending in COR
5 words end in COR. Useful as a back hook: play COR onto a word already on the board.
Words with COR inside
Showing 24 of 668 words that contain COR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with COR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COR
Common questions about COR
- Is COR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COR worth?
- COR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COR mean?
- An exclamation of surprise, admiration or annoyance.
- What letters can be added to COR?
- COR takes 8 hooks: 0 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of COR:
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