CORONEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CORONEL 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 CORONEL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORONEL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORONEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coronelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORONEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORONEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 165,422.
What does CORONEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The blunt, multi-pronged iron head of a tilting lance, used in jousting so that it would not pierce an opponent.
In a tournament the coronel replaced the sharp point of a lance with a crown of blunt prongs. It made the contest a test of skill rather than a fight to the death. The word is rare and mostly met in books about medieval weapons.
How CORONEL is used
Coronel is a historical term for jousting equipment.
- The knight fitted a coronel to his lance before the tournament.
- A coronel spreads the force of a blow across several points.
- A museum case displayed a rusted coronel from the fifteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORONEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORONEL
1 longer words begin with CORONEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CORONEL
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Common questions about CORONEL
- Is CORONEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORONEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORONEL worth?
- CORONEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORONEL mean?
- The blunt, multi-pronged iron head of a tilting lance, used in jousting so that it would not pierce an opponent.
- What letters can be added to CORONEL?
- CORONEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORONEL:
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