CORTINA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CORTINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORTINA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORTINA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORTINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cortinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORTINA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CORTINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does CORTINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A weblike veil of fine fibres joining the rim of a mushroom cap to its stalk when the mushroom is young.
In some mushrooms the cortina looks like a delicate cobweb and later leaves a faint ring or fibres on the stem. Mushroom identification guides use the presence of a cortina to tell similar species apart.
How CORTINA is used
Cortina is a mycological term used in field guides.
- The cortina had collapsed, leaving fine threads on the stem.
- A cobwebby cortina covers the gills of a young specimen.
- The guide notes whether a cortina is present.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORTINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORTINA
The 7 tiles of CORTINA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CORTINA
1 longer words begin with CORTINA.
Shorter words from the letters in CORTINA
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Common questions about CORTINA
- Is CORTINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORTINA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORTINA worth?
- CORTINA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORTINA mean?
- A weblike veil of fine fibres joining the rim of a mushroom cap to its stalk when the mushroom is young.
- What letters can be added to CORTINA?
- CORTINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CORTINA:
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