CORSET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CORSET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORSET?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORSET is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORSET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corsetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORSET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORSET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about CORSET
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 CORSET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A close-fitting undergarment, stiffened or laced, worn to shape or support the torso.
A corset works by compressing and shaping the waist and hips, and older versions were reinforced with whalebone or steel so they held their form under lacing. Fashion used the corset for centuries to create whatever silhouette a given era favoured, from the tightly cinched Victorian waist to looser designs worn mainly for back support. The verb corset also exists, meaning to fit someone into such a garment or, more loosely, to constrain something rigidly.
How CORSET is used
Both a noun for the garment and a verb meaning to fit tightly or constrain.
- She laced the corset until her waist looked impossibly narrow.
- The museum displayed a whalebone corset from the 1890s.
- His back brace was really just a corset in different packaging.
- The costume department had to corset every actress in the period drama.
- Rigid rules can corset a young writer's style before it develops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORSET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORSET
The 6 tiles of CORSET in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with CORSET
9 longer words begin with CORSET.
Shorter words from the letters in CORSET
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Common questions about CORSET
- Is CORSET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORSET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORSET worth?
- CORSET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORSET mean?
- A close-fitting undergarment, stiffened or laced, worn to shape or support the torso.
- What letters can be added to CORSET?
- CORSET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORSET:
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