CORMORANT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CORMORANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORMORANT?
| 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 CORMORANT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORMORANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cormorantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORMORANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CORMORANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORMORANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORMORANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large dark seabird with a long neck and hooked bill that dives to catch fish.
A cormorant is often seen standing on a rock with its wings held open to dry. Because it eats so much, the old word has also been used for a greedy person.
How CORMORANT is used
Used in birdwatching and nature writing; also found in fishing traditions of some countries.
- A cormorant dived below the surface of the bay.
- The cormorant spread its wings on the rock.
- Fishermen in the east train a cormorant to catch fish.
- We spotted a black cormorant beside the pier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORMORANT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORMORANT
1 longer words begin with CORMORANT.
Shorter words from the letters in CORMORANT
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Common questions about CORMORANT
- Is CORMORANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORMORANT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORMORANT worth?
- CORMORANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORMORANT mean?
- A large dark seabird with a long neck and hooked bill that dives to catch fish.
- What letters can be added to CORMORANT?
- CORMORANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CORMORANT:
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