CORNETT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CORNETT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORNETT?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORNETT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORNETT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORNETT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORNETT, 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 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,394.
What does CORNETT mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
An old wind instrument, usually curved, with finger holes and a small cup-shaped mouthpiece, popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The cornett is played like a brass instrument but is made of wood or similar material and fingered like a recorder. Early music groups still use it to double voices in church music. The spelling with two t letters keeps it apart from the modern brass cornet.
How CORNETT is used
Cornett is the usual spelling in early-music circles to avoid confusion with the brass cornet.
- The cornett has a sweet, voice-like tone.
- He learned to play the cornett after years on the trumpet.
- A cornett led the melody in the old choir piece.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORNETT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORNETT
9 longer words begin with CORNETT.
Shorter words from the letters in CORNETT
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Common questions about CORNETT
- Is CORNETT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORNETT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORNETT worth?
- CORNETT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORNETT mean?
- An old wind instrument, usually curved, with finger holes and a small cup-shaped mouthpiece, popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to CORNETT?
- CORNETT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORNETT:
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