CORDILLERA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CORDILLERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORDILLERA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORDILLERA is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORDILLERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORDILLERA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CORDILLERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORDILLERA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORDILLERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long chain or system of mountain ranges, especially in the Andes or western North America.
Cordillera is Spanish for little rope, and the image fits a ridge that winds across a continent. Geographers use the word for a whole system with its valleys and plateaux, not a single peak. Capitalised, it names specific systems such as the Cordillera Blanca.
How CORDILLERA is used
Used in geography for large mountain systems, mainly in the Americas.
- The cordillera runs the full length of the western coast.
- Snow covered the cordillera all year.
- They crossed the cordillera on horseback.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORDILLERA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORDILLERA
2 longer words begin with CORDILLERA.
Shorter words from the letters in CORDILLERA
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Common questions about CORDILLERA
- Is CORDILLERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORDILLERA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORDILLERA worth?
- CORDILLERA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORDILLERA mean?
- A long chain or system of mountain ranges, especially in the Andes or western North America.
- What letters can be added to CORDILLERA?
- CORDILLERA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CORDILLERA:
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