CORODY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CORODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORODY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORODY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORODY
No single letter turns CORODY into another word.
How CORODY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
What does CORODY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In medieval law, a right to food, clothing or lodging supplied by a monastery or other religious house.
A corody could be granted to a royal servant, to a pensioner, or to a person who paid a lump sum in return for lifelong board. Religious houses often found it a heavy burden, since the holder had to be fed whether or not the community could afford it. The same thing is also spelled corrody, which is the more common form in historical writing.
How CORODY is used
Found almost only in works on medieval history and old English law.
- The king asked the abbey to grant a corody to his retired clerk.
- A corody gave the old knight a room and daily bread for life.
- The priory complained that every corody it had sold drained its stores.
- She bought a corody so that she would be cared for in her old age.
- The register lists each corody held at the house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORODY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CORODY
Common questions about CORODY
- Is CORODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORODY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORODY worth?
- CORODY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORODY mean?
- In medieval law, a right to food, clothing or lodging supplied by a monastery or other religious house.
- What letters can be added to CORODY?
- No single letter can be added to CORODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORODY:
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