CORYBANT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CORYBANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORYBANT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORYBANT is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORYBANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corybantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORYBANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORYBANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORYBANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CORYBANT
- All 8 letters of CORYBANT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CORYBANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A priest or attendant of the goddess Cybele who took part in wild music and dance.
The corybants of ancient Phrygia worshipped with drums, cymbals and frenzied dancing. Writers use corybant for any wild, ecstatic reveller. The adjective corybantic describes such behaviour.
How CORYBANT is used
Used in classical history and literary description.
- The corybant danced to the beat of the drums.
- Each corybant carried a bronze cymbal.
- The poet likened the crowd to corybants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORYBANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORYBANT
5 longer words begin with CORYBANT.
Shorter words from the letters in CORYBANT
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Common questions about CORYBANT
- Is CORYBANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORYBANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORYBANT worth?
- CORYBANT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORYBANT mean?
- A priest or attendant of the goddess Cybele who took part in wild music and dance.
- What letters can be added to CORYBANT?
- CORYBANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORYBANT:
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