CORNEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CORNEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORNEL?
| 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 CORNEL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cornelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORNEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What does CORNEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A dogwood shrub or small tree, especially the cornelian cherry, known for its clusters of small flowers and edible red fruit.
Cornel is an older common name for plants in the genus Cornus, which English speakers more often call dogwood today. The cornelian cherry, the most famous cornel, produces tart red fruit used in preserves and syrups across parts of Europe and the Middle East long before it became a garden ornamental elsewhere. Some dwarf cornel species grow low to the ground and produce small clusters of red berries favored by birds. The word survives mainly in older gardening books, plant names, and regional writing rather than everyday conversation.
How CORNEL is used
Countable noun, used mainly in gardening, botany, and older or regional writing about dogwoods.
- The orchard grew a row of cornel trees for their tart fruit.
- She made a dark red jam from cornel berries.
- A dwarf cornel carpeted the forest floor with tiny red fruit.
- Old herbals list cornel among useful hedge plants.
- The cornel's small yellow flowers bloom before its leaves appear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORNEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORNEL
The 6 tiles of CORNEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CORNEL
3 longer words begin with CORNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CORNEL
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Common questions about CORNEL
- Is CORNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORNEL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORNEL worth?
- CORNEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORNEL mean?
- A dogwood shrub or small tree, especially the cornelian cherry, known for its clusters of small flowers and edible red fruit.
- What letters can be added to CORNEL?
- CORNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORNEL:
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