CORRUPT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CORRUPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORRUPT?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORRUPT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORRUPT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corruptsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORRUPT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORRUPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,390 thousand.
What does CORRUPT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dishonest and willing to act illegally in return for money or personal gain.
Officials and organisations are called corrupt when bribes decide their actions. The word also describes data or files that have been damaged so that they no longer work properly. As a verb, to corrupt someone is to lead them into bad conduct.
How CORRUPT is used
Used of officials and institutions, and in computing for damaged files.
- The corrupt inspector accepted money to ignore the faults.
- A corrupt file would not open on any computer.
- Power can corrupt even people with good intentions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORRUPT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORRUPT
22 longer words begin with CORRUPT.
Shorter words from the letters in CORRUPT
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Common questions about CORRUPT
- Is CORRUPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORRUPT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORRUPT worth?
- CORRUPT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORRUPT mean?
- Dishonest and willing to act illegally in return for money or personal gain.
- What letters can be added to CORRUPT?
- CORRUPT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORRUPT:
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