CORYPHAEUS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CORYPHAEUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORYPHAEUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORYPHAEUS is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORYPHAEUS
No single letter turns CORYPHAEUS into another word.
How CORYPHAEUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CORYPHAEUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORYPHAEUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CORYPHAEUS
- All 10 letters of CORYPHAEUS are different — nothing repeats.
- CORYPHAEUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CORYPHAEUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The leader of the chorus in an ancient Greek drama; by extension, the leader of a group or school of thought.
The coryphaeus stepped out of the chorus to speak with the actors, so he acted as a bridge between stage and audience. Later writers borrowed the word for any leading figure in a movement or party.
How CORYPHAEUS is used
Coryphaeus is a learned word, used in classical studies and in elevated figurative writing.
- The coryphaeus addressed the king on behalf of the chorus.
- Critics hailed him as the coryphaeus of the new school.
- In the play, the coryphaeus voices the fears of the townspeople.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORYPHAEUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CORYPHAEUS
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Common questions about CORYPHAEUS
- Is CORYPHAEUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORYPHAEUS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORYPHAEUS worth?
- CORYPHAEUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORYPHAEUS mean?
- The leader of the chorus in an ancient Greek drama; by extension, the leader of a group or school of thought.
- What letters can be added to CORYPHAEUS?
- No single letter can be added to CORYPHAEUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CORYPHAEUS:
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