CORTEX is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CORTEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORTEX?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORTEX is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORTEX
No single letter turns CORTEX into another word.
How CORTEX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORTEX, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does CORTEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The outer layer of an organ, especially the folded grey outer layer of the brain.
The cerebral cortex is linked to thought, memory and awareness. Other organs such as the kidney and the adrenal gland also have a cortex, which differs from the inner part.
How CORTEX is used
Cortex is a technical term in anatomy and neuroscience, with the plural cortices.
- Damage to the visual cortex can affect eyesight.
- The surgeon described the thin cortex of the kidney.
- Scientists mapped activity across the cortex.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORTEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORTEX
1 longer words begin with CORTEX.
Shorter words from the letters in CORTEX
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Common questions about CORTEX
- Is CORTEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORTEX, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORTEX worth?
- CORTEX is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORTEX mean?
- The outer layer of an organ, especially the folded grey outer layer of the brain.
- What letters can be added to CORTEX?
- No single letter can be added to CORTEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORTEX:
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