CORNPONE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CORNPONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORNPONE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORNPONE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORNPONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cornponesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORNPONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORNPONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORNPONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORNPONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanregional
A plain unleavened bread made from maize meal, traditionally baked or fried in the American South.
Cornpone is simple rural fare, often made without milk or eggs. The word also describes humour or manners seen as homespun and unsophisticated.
How CORNPONE is used
Both a food term and, as an adjective, a label for folksy style.
- Grandmother served cornpone with greens and beans.
- The fiddler told cornpone jokes between songs.
- Fresh cornpone cooled on the windowsill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORNPONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORNPONE
1 longer words begin with CORNPONE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORNPONE
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Common questions about CORNPONE
- Is CORNPONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORNPONE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORNPONE worth?
- CORNPONE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORNPONE mean?
- A plain unleavened bread made from maize meal, traditionally baked or fried in the American South.
- What letters can be added to CORNPONE?
- CORNPONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORNPONE:
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