COUMAROU is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COUMAROU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUMAROU?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUMAROU is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUMAROU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coumarousChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUMAROU scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COUMAROU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUMAROU has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUMAROU mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The tonka bean tree of tropical America, or its fragrant seed.
The seeds of the coumarou were once prized as a vanilla substitute and used in perfumes and tobacco. The name is an old botanical term now rarely used outside specialist writing.
How COUMAROU is used
Seen mainly in older botanical and trade texts.
- A single coumarou seed scented the whole drawer.
- The coumarou grows in the rainforests of northern South America.
- Traders once shipped coumarou beans to European perfumers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUMAROU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUMAROU
1 longer words begin with COUMAROU.
Shorter words from the letters in COUMAROU
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Common questions about COUMAROU
- Is COUMAROU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUMAROU, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUMAROU worth?
- COUMAROU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUMAROU mean?
- The tonka bean tree of tropical America, or its fragrant seed.
- What letters can be added to COUMAROU?
- COUMAROU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COUMAROU:
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