COURD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. COURD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COURD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COURD is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COURD
No single letter turns COURD into another word.
How COURD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COURD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What stands out about COURD
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COURD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
An obsolete spelling of covered, describing something wrapped or shielded from view.
Courd shows up in older English texts as a variant of covered, following a common medieval habit of dropping a middle syllable from a word. Writers used courd for anything hidden under a lid, cloth, or roof, and the spelling faded once covered became standard.
How COURD is used
Found only in archaic or historical texts; modern writers use covered instead.
- The wagon stood courd against the rain.
- Her face was courd by a heavy veil.
- The well was kept courd to stop leaves falling in.
- In the old ballad, the knight's shield lay courd beneath straw.
- The manuscript describes a courd well near the abbey.
- Travellers found the bridge courd with ice.
- The market stalls stood courd against the wind.
- She kept the basket courd with a cloth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COURD and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Where else you’ll see COURD
- Courd is simply an old spelling of covered, from a time before English spelling was standardised.
- Courd survives today mainly as an entry in word lists for games such as Scrabble.
Anagrams of COURD
The 5 tiles of COURD in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in COURD
Common questions about COURD
- Is COURD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COURD is not in it.
- How many points is COURD worth?
- COURD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COURD mean?
- An obsolete spelling of covered, describing something wrapped or shielded from view.
- What letters can be added to COURD?
- No single letter can be added to COURD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COURD:
Open COURD in the Word Finder