CORYPHEE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CORYPHEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORYPHEE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORYPHEE is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORYPHEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corypheesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORYPHEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORYPHEE, 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 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORYPHEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORYPHEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A leading dancer in a ballet company who dances in small groups or solos.
In a ballet company the coryphee ranks above the ordinary corps dancers but below the soloists. The word is borrowed from French.
How CORYPHEE is used
Coryphee is used in ballet history and criticism.
- She was promoted to coryphee after two seasons.
- A coryphee led the dancers across the stage.
- The coryphee stepped forward for a short solo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORYPHEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORYPHEE
1 longer words begin with CORYPHEE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORYPHEE
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Common questions about CORYPHEE
- Is CORYPHEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORYPHEE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORYPHEE worth?
- CORYPHEE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORYPHEE mean?
- A leading dancer in a ballet company who dances in small groups or solos.
- What letters can be added to CORYPHEE?
- CORYPHEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORYPHEE:
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