COURANTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COURANTE 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 COURANTE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COURANTE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COURANTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
courantesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COURANTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COURANTE, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COURANTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COURANTE
- All 8 letters of COURANTE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COURANTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An old court dance with a gliding step in triple time, or a piece of music written in its style.
The courante began as a lively sixteenth-century dance and became a standard movement in the baroque suite. Composers often placed a courante after the allemande.
How COURANTE is used
Used in music history and dance writing.
- The suite opens with an allemande followed by a courante.
- She played the courante on the harpsichord.
- The courante was once a favourite at royal courts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COURANTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COURANTE
The 8 tiles of COURANTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COURANTE
1 longer words begin with COURANTE.
Shorter words from the letters in COURANTE
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Common questions about COURANTE
- Is COURANTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COURANTE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COURANTE worth?
- COURANTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COURANTE mean?
- An old court dance with a gliding step in triple time, or a piece of music written in its style.
- What letters can be added to COURANTE?
- COURANTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COURANTE:
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