CORY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORY?
| 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 CORY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORY
No single letter turns CORY into another word.
How CORY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does CORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A small South American catfish kept in tanks.
Cory is clipped from the genus name and is used by aquarium keepers rather than by zoologists. The fish can breathe air through its gut, which lets it survive water that would kill most others.
How CORY is used
Countable; the plural changes the y. Informal.
- A cory breathes air through the gut when it has to.
- The word cory is clipped from a genus name.
- Aquarium keepers say cory and zoologists do not.
- A cory works the bottom of the tank and nothing else.
- Two cory species look identical until they are measured.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORY
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with CORY.
Words ending in CORY
3 words end in CORY. Useful as a back hook: play CORY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CORY
Common questions about CORY
- Is CORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORY worth?
- CORY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORY mean?
- A small South American catfish kept in tanks.
- What letters can be added to CORY?
- No single letter can be added to CORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CORY:
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