COURSING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. COURSING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept COURSING?

Word power: 41 / 100

Our own measure of how useful COURSING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for COURSING

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How COURSING scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in COURSING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COURSING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about COURSING

• All 8 letters of COURSING are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 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

Anagrams of COURSING

The 8 tiles of COURSING in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with COURSING

1 longer words begin with COURSING.

Shorter words from the letters in COURSING

Showing 40 of 244. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about COURSING

Is COURSING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts COURSING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is COURSING worth?

COURSING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to COURSING?

COURSING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.