CORBEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CORBEL 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 CORBEL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORBEL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORBEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corbelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORBEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORBEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does CORBEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bracket of stone, brick or timber that juts out from a wall to carry weight above it.
Builders use a corbel to hold up a beam, a balcony, an arch or a small turret, and rows of stepped corbels can also form a decorative cornice. Medieval castles and churches often show carved corbels in the shapes of faces or leaves. The word comes from an old French diminutive meaning little raven, probably because of the beak-like profile.
How CORBEL is used
An architectural term; it can also be a verb meaning to build out in corbels.
- The roof beam rests on a carved stone corbel.
- A grinning face was cut into each corbel along the wall.
- The turret is carried on a deep corbel at the corner.
- Workmen replaced the cracked oak corbel above the door.
- Each corbel projects a little further than the one below.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORBEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORBEL
7 longer words begin with CORBEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CORBEL
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Common questions about CORBEL
- Is CORBEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORBEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORBEL worth?
- CORBEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORBEL mean?
- A bracket of stone, brick or timber that juts out from a wall to carry weight above it.
- What letters can be added to CORBEL?
- CORBEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORBEL:
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