CORVID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CORVID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORVID?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORVID is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORVID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corvidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORVID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CORVID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does CORVID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Any bird belonging to the crow family, such as a crow, raven, rook, jackdaw, magpie or jay.
Corvids are widely regarded as among the most intelligent of all birds. They can make and use simple tools, remember human faces and solve multi-step puzzles. The word comes from the Latin name of the family, Corvidae, built on corvus, meaning raven. Naturalists use corvid when they want to speak of the whole group rather than one species.
How CORVID is used
A scientific or nature-writing term for the crow family as a group.
- Every corvid in the garden scattered when the cat appeared.
- The magpie is a clever and noisy corvid.
- Researchers tested how well each corvid could solve the puzzle box.
- A single corvid watched us from the top of the fence.
- The rook is a sociable corvid that nests in large colonies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORVID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORVID
1 longer words begin with CORVID.
Shorter words from the letters in CORVID
Common questions about CORVID
- Is CORVID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORVID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORVID worth?
- CORVID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORVID mean?
- Any bird belonging to the crow family, such as a crow, raven, rook, jackdaw, magpie or jay.
- What letters can be added to CORVID?
- CORVID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CORVID:
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