CORSAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CORSAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORSAIR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORSAIR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORSAIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corsairsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORSAIR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORSAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does CORSAIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A pirate, especially one who raided shipping along the Mediterranean coast, or the fast ship such a pirate used.
The famous corsairs of the Barbary Coast sailed from North Africa and raided European vessels from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Some worked with official backing as privateers. The word sounds more romantic than plain pirate and appears often in adventure stories.
How CORSAIR is used
Corsair is a historical or literary term for a sea raider or his ship.
- The corsair raised the black flag and closed on the merchant ship.
- A swift corsair slipped out of the harbour at night.
- Poets liked to describe the corsair as a dashing outlaw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORSAIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORSAIR
1 longer words begin with CORSAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in CORSAIR
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Common questions about CORSAIR
- Is CORSAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORSAIR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORSAIR worth?
- CORSAIR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORSAIR mean?
- A pirate, especially one who raided shipping along the Mediterranean coast, or the fast ship such a pirate used.
- What letters can be added to CORSAIR?
- CORSAIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORSAIR:
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