COSTARD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COSTARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSTARD?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSTARD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSTARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
costardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COSTARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COSTARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does COSTARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A large, ribbed English cooking apple; in old slang, a person's head.
Costard was once one of the most common apples sold in medieval markets, and the apple sellers were known as costermongers. Because of the apple's round shape, the word also became a joking name for the head in older writing.
How COSTARD is used
Costard is archaic and mostly met in historical texts and in the origin of the word costermonger.
- The cook picked a ribbed costard for the pie.
- In the old play he threatened to crack the fool's costard.
- A costard tree stood by the cottage wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSTARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COSTARD
3 longer words begin with COSTARD.
Shorter words from the letters in COSTARD
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Common questions about COSTARD
- Is COSTARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSTARD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSTARD worth?
- COSTARD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSTARD mean?
- A large, ribbed English cooking apple; in old slang, a person's head.
- What letters can be added to COSTARD?
- COSTARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COSTARD:
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