CORNELIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CORNELIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORNELIAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORNELIAN is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORNELIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corneliansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORNELIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CORNELIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORNELIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORNELIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A reddish semi-precious stone, a variety of chalcedony, often cut for rings and seals.
Ancient engravers prized the cornelian because its smooth grain took fine carving. Its colour ranges from pale orange to deep brownish red.
How CORNELIAN is used
Used in jewellery and mineral descriptions; carnelian is the other spelling.
- The ring was set with a polished cornelian.
- A cornelian seal stamped the wax.
- Her necklace held a single cornelian bead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORNELIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORNELIAN
1 longer words begin with CORNELIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CORNELIAN
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Common questions about CORNELIAN
- Is CORNELIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORNELIAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORNELIAN worth?
- CORNELIAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORNELIAN mean?
- A reddish semi-precious stone, a variety of chalcedony, often cut for rings and seals.
- What letters can be added to CORNELIAN?
- CORNELIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CORNELIAN:
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