COURTESYING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. COURTESYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3o1u1r1t1e1s1y4i1n1g2
PlayableCOURTESYING · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COURTESYING?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.64%
Our own measure of how useful COURTESYING is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COURTESYING
No single letter turns COURTESYING into another word.
How COURTESYING scores
Scrabble c3o1u1r1t1e1s1y4i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends c4o1u2r1t1e1s1y3i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in COURTESYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COURTESYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COURTESYING
- All 11 letters of COURTESYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in COURTESYING
curtseying16 congruity15 curtsying15 outcrying15 surgeoncy15 oystering13 suretying13 trigynous13 youngster13 corseting12 courtings12 escorting12 sectoring12 countries11 cretinous11 neurotics11 outreigns10 cryogens14 scroungy14 synergic14 turgency14 courtesy13 cousinry13 cynosure13 cytosine13 scrutiny13 security13 oystrige12 roysting12 rugosity12 seignory12 storying12 stroying12 youngers12 youngest12 cogniser11 congrues11 coreigns11 cosigner11 coursing11
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Common questions about COURTESYING
- Is COURTESYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COURTESYING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COURTESYING worth?
- COURTESYING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COURTESYING?
- No single letter can be added to COURTESYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COURTESYING:
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