CORBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CORBAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORBAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORBAN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORBAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corbansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORBAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does CORBAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A gift or offering dedicated to God, especially one made in fulfilment of a vow.
Corban is a Hebrew word for an offering brought to the altar, and in the ancient world such a gift was set apart for sacred use and could not be put to ordinary ends. It appears in the New Testament, where Jesus criticises people who declared their goods corban to avoid supporting their parents. In later writing the word also names a church treasury or alms box.
How CORBAN is used
Chiefly biblical and historical; rarely met in everyday speech.
- He swore that the grain would be corban and never sold.
- The corban was carried to the temple at dawn.
- Scholars still discuss what a corban meant in daily life.
- The preacher spoke of the corban and the duty to parents.
- Coins were dropped into the corban beside the door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORBAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORBAN
The 6 tiles of CORBAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CORBAN
1 longer words begin with CORBAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CORBAN
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Common questions about CORBAN
- Is CORBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORBAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORBAN worth?
- CORBAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORBAN mean?
- A gift or offering dedicated to God, especially one made in fulfilment of a vow.
- What letters can be added to CORBAN?
- CORBAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORBAN:
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