CORKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CORKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORKINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORKINESS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORKINESS
No single letter turns CORKINESS into another word.
How CORKINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CORKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of resembling cork, or the taint in wine caused by a spoiled cork.
For a wine taster, corkiness is a fault: a musty smell that ruins an otherwise good bottle. In a more general sense it can describe a spongy, light texture like that of bark. The word is rare outside wine talk.
How CORKINESS is used
Used chiefly about wine faults, sometimes about the feel of a material.
- The waiter apologised when the corkiness of the wine was obvious.
- A hint of corkiness spoiled the aroma of the vintage.
- The dry corkiness of the old radish surprised her.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORKINESS
The 9 tiles of CORKINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CORKINESS
1 longer words begin with CORKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CORKINESS
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Common questions about CORKINESS
- Is CORKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORKINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORKINESS worth?
- CORKINESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORKINESS mean?
- The quality of resembling cork, or the taint in wine caused by a spoiled cork.
- What letters can be added to CORKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to CORKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CORKINESS:
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