CORYPHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CORYPHES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CORYPHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORYPHES is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORYPHES
No single letter turns CORYPHES into another word.
How CORYPHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORYPHES, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORYPHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CORYPHES
- All 8 letters of CORYPHES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CORYPHES mean in Scrabble?
CORYPHES is the plural of CORYPHE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORYPHES
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Common questions about CORYPHES
- Is CORYPHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CORYPHES is not in it.
- How many points is CORYPHES worth?
- CORYPHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CORYPHES?
- No single letter can be added to CORYPHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORYPHES:
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