CORDIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CORDIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORDIAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORDIAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORDIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cordialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORDIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORDIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does CORDIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Warm, friendly and polite in manner, especially when welcoming someone.
A cordial greeting is pleasant and sincere without being overly intimate. The same word is also a noun for a sweet fruit drink or an old tonic, and the two senses share a root meaning of the heart.
How CORDIAL is used
Cordial describes greetings, relations and invitations, and sounds slightly formal.
- The host gave us a cordial welcome at the door.
- Relations between the two neighbours remained cordial for decades.
- She sent a cordial invitation to the whole committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORDIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORDIAL
14 longer words begin with CORDIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CORDIAL
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Common questions about CORDIAL
- Is CORDIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORDIAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORDIAL worth?
- CORDIAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORDIAL mean?
- Warm, friendly and polite in manner, especially when welcoming someone.
- What letters can be added to CORDIAL?
- CORDIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORDIAL:
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