CORNUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CORNUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORNUTE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORNUTE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORNUTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORNUTE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORNUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What stands out about CORNUTE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CORNUTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaichumorous
To make a cuckold of a husband by being unfaithful to him.
Old comedies joked about horns as the sign of a deceived husband, and the verb cornute draws on that image. In botany the same spelling can also mean shaped like a horn. The verb is hardly ever heard today.
How CORNUTE is used
Cornute is an obsolete jocular verb found in older plays and dictionaries.
- The playwright warns that a wandering wife will cornute her husband.
- In the old farce, the merchant fears his neighbour will cornute him.
- No gentleman would boast that he could cornute a friend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORNUTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORNUTE
The 7 tiles of CORNUTE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CORNUTE
2 longer words begin with CORNUTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORNUTE
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Common questions about CORNUTE
- Is CORNUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORNUTE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORNUTE worth?
- CORNUTE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORNUTE mean?
- To make a cuckold of a husband by being unfaithful to him.
- What letters can be added to CORNUTE?
- CORNUTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORNUTE:
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