COSTMARY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COSTMARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSTMARY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSTMARY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSTMARY
No single letter turns COSTMARY into another word.
How COSTMARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COSTMARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COSTMARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COSTMARY
- All 8 letters of COSTMARY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COSTMARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall aromatic garden herb of the daisy family, once used to flavour ale.
Costmary has long minty leaves and was prized in medieval gardens. Cooks added costmary to beer, soups and salads, and people placed its leaves in Bibles as scented markers. Its other English name is alecost.
How COSTMARY is used
Used in gardening and herbal history.
- The monastery garden grew costmary for flavouring ale.
- A leaf of costmary was tucked into the book.
- Costmary has a strong, minty smell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSTMARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COSTMARY
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Common questions about COSTMARY
- Is COSTMARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSTMARY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSTMARY worth?
- COSTMARY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSTMARY mean?
- A tall aromatic garden herb of the daisy family, once used to flavour ale.
- What letters can be added to COSTMARY?
- No single letter can be added to COSTMARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COSTMARY:
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