CORDON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CORDON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORDON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORDON is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORDON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cordonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORDON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORDON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does CORDON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A line or ring of people or barriers placed around an area to keep others out or in.
Police often form a cordon around a crime scene or a public event so that crowds cannot pass. The word comes from French and originally meant a small cord. It also names a ribbon worn as a mark of high honour, and a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem, which is where the phrase cordon bleu in cooking has its roots.
How CORDON is used
Used for police and military lines, for honour ribbons, and as a verb with off.
- Officers set up a cordon around the damaged building.
- A cordon of volunteers held back the crowd.
- The orchard grows apples as cordon trees along a wire.
- He wore the blue cordon across his chest at the ceremony.
- The army threw a cordon around the infected village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORDON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORDON
The 6 tiles of CORDON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CORDON
5 longer words begin with CORDON.
Shorter words from the letters in CORDON
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Common questions about CORDON
- Is CORDON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORDON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORDON worth?
- CORDON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORDON mean?
- A line or ring of people or barriers placed around an area to keep others out or in.
- What letters can be added to CORDON?
- CORDON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORDON:
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