CORDUROY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CORDUROY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORDUROY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORDUROY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORDUROY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corduroysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORDUROY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORDUROY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORDUROY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORDUROY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick cotton cloth with a soft surface raised into parallel vertical ridges.
The ridges, called wales, can be wide or fine and give the cloth its look and warmth. Corduroy is a classic choice for trousers and jackets, and as a verb it also means to build a road of logs laid side by side.
How CORDUROY is used
Corduroy is used for clothes and upholstery, and sometimes for rough log roads.
- He wore a brown corduroy jacket to class.
- Corduroy trousers keep out the autumn chill.
- The settlers laid a corduroy track across the swamp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORDUROY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORDUROY
3 longer words begin with CORDUROY.
Shorter words from the letters in CORDUROY
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Common questions about CORDUROY
- Is CORDUROY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORDUROY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORDUROY worth?
- CORDUROY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORDUROY mean?
- A thick cotton cloth with a soft surface raised into parallel vertical ridges.
- What letters can be added to CORDUROY?
- CORDUROY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORDUROY:
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