CORIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CORIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORIUM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORIUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coriumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does CORIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The older anatomical name for the dermis, still used in medicine and in leather-making for the tough fibrous part of a hide.
The corium holds the blood vessels, nerve endings, sweat glands and hair roots, which is why a cut that reaches it bleeds and hurts. Another name for it is the dermis. In ancient Rome the same Latin word meant a leather breastplate, since it first meant hide or leather.
How CORIUM is used
Anatomical term; the plainer word dermis is more common today.
- The hair follicle sinks deep into the corium.
- A shallow scrape does not reach the corium.
- Nerve endings crowd the corium of the fingertip.
- The tanner worked on the corium of the hide, not the outer surface.
- In the diagram the corium sits below the thin outer layer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORIUM
1 longer words begin with CORIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in CORIUM
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Common questions about CORIUM
- Is CORIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORIUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORIUM worth?
- CORIUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORIUM mean?
- The older anatomical name for the dermis, still used in medicine and in leather-making for the tough fibrous part of a hide.
- What letters can be added to CORIUM?
- CORIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORIUM:
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