CORTEGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CORTEGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORTEGE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORTEGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORTEGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cortegesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORTEGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORTEGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does CORTEGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A solemn procession, especially one following a funeral, or the group of attendants accompanying an important person.
A cortege moves slowly and in order, often with vehicles or marchers following the central figure. The word borrows from French and suits state occasions better than a casual crowd.
How CORTEGE is used
Cortege usually refers to funerals, though it can also describe a ruler's entourage.
- The funeral cortege wound slowly through the quiet streets.
- A long cortege of black cars followed the hearse.
- The president travelled with a large cortege of guards and advisers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORTEGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORTEGE
1 longer words begin with CORTEGE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORTEGE
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Common questions about CORTEGE
- Is CORTEGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORTEGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORTEGE worth?
- CORTEGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORTEGE mean?
- A solemn procession, especially one following a funeral, or the group of attendants accompanying an important person.
- What letters can be added to CORTEGE?
- CORTEGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORTEGE:
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