CORBY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. CORBY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept CORBY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORBY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORBY
No single letter turns CORBY into another word.
How CORBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CORBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does CORBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialectheraldry
A Scots and northern English dialect word for a raven or crow, also spelled corbie.
Corby names the raven or crow in Scots and older northern English speech, long before the word crow became the standard term everywhere. The bird appears under this name in ballads, folk rhymes, and heraldry, where a corby is a common charge on a coat of arms representing the raven. Because ravens and crows were seen as omens in folklore, corby often carries a slightly ominous tone in older poetry and song. The word survives today mainly in dialect speech, heraldic description, and literary references to Scottish tradition rather than in everyday English.
How CORBY is used
Scots and northern dialect; also used as a technical term in heraldry for the raven as a heraldic charge.
- A corby perched on the old stone wall at dusk.
- The ballad spoke of a corby calling over the moor.
- Their family shield bears a black corby on silver.
- Local children still call the crow a corby in that valley.
- The corby's harsh cry echoed across the empty field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CORBY
Common questions about CORBY
- Is CORBY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CORBY is not in it.
- How many points is CORBY worth?
- CORBY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORBY mean?
- A Scots and northern English dialect word for a raven or crow, also spelled corbie.
- What letters can be added to CORBY?
- No single letter can be added to CORBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CORBY:
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