CORDITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CORDITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORDITE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORDITE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORDITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corditesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORDITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORDITE, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does CORDITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smokeless explosive used as a propellant in guns, made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine with a stabilizing jelly.
Cordite replaced black powder in ammunition because it burned cleanly and left little smoke on the battlefield. It was formed into thin cords, which explains the name.
How CORDITE is used
Cordite is mainly a historical or military term, often linked with the smell of old battlefields.
- The cartridge was packed with a charge of cordite.
- Soldiers recalled the sharp smell of cordite after the barrage.
- Factories produced cordite in long brown strands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORDITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORDITE
1 longer words begin with CORDITE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORDITE
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Common questions about CORDITE
- Is CORDITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORDITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORDITE worth?
- CORDITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORDITE mean?
- A smokeless explosive used as a propellant in guns, made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine with a stabilizing jelly.
- What letters can be added to CORDITE?
- CORDITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORDITE:
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