COURTHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COURTHOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COURTHOUSE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COURTHOUSE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COURTHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
courthousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COURTHOUSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COURTHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COURTHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COURTHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A building where legal cases are heard, and in some places where county offices are kept.
The courthouse is often the main public building of a town, with courtrooms, judges' rooms and records. In the United States it can also house local government offices.
How COURTHOUSE is used
Written as one word in American English and often as court house in British English.
- The trial opened at the county courthouse.
- Reporters gathered on the courthouse steps.
- The marriage licence is issued at the courthouse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COURTHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COURTHOUSE
1 longer words begin with COURTHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in COURTHOUSE
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Common questions about COURTHOUSE
- Is COURTHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COURTHOUSE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COURTHOUSE worth?
- COURTHOUSE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COURTHOUSE mean?
- A building where legal cases are heard, and in some places where county offices are kept.
- What letters can be added to COURTHOUSE?
- COURTHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COURTHOUSE:
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