CORNBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CORNBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORNBALL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORNBALL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORNBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cornballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORNBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORNBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORNBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORNBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A person or thing that is sentimental, corny and unsophisticated.
Calling someone a cornball is usually affectionate teasing about cheesy jokes or old-fashioned sentiment. It can also be an adjective for a film or song full of obvious sentiment.
How CORNBALL is used
Casual, mostly American speech.
- My uncle is a total cornball who loves puns.
- The movie was a cornball romance from start to finish.
- Only a cornball would sing that song at a wedding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORNBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORNBALL
1 longer words begin with CORNBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in CORNBALL
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Common questions about CORNBALL
- Is CORNBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORNBALL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORNBALL worth?
- CORNBALL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORNBALL mean?
- A person or thing that is sentimental, corny and unsophisticated.
- What letters can be added to CORNBALL?
- CORNBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORNBALL:
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