COURAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COURAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COURAGE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COURAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COURAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
couragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COURAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COURAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does COURAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The ability to face danger, pain or fear with firmness rather than giving way.
Courage is not the absence of fear but acting despite it, whether in battle or in a hard conversation. It can be physical, such as rescuing someone, or moral, such as telling an unwelcome truth.
How COURAGE is used
Courage often appears in phrases like find the courage, have the courage and take courage.
- It took great courage to speak up at the meeting.
- The firefighters showed remarkable courage during the rescue.
- She found the courage to leave her old job and start again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COURAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COURAGE
6 longer words begin with COURAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in COURAGE
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Common questions about COURAGE
- Is COURAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COURAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COURAGE worth?
- COURAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COURAGE mean?
- The ability to face danger, pain or fear with firmness rather than giving way.
- What letters can be added to COURAGE?
- COURAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COURAGE:
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