COURTYARD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COURTYARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COURTYARD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COURTYARD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COURTYARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
courtyardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COURTYARD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COURTYARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COURTYARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COURTYARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, often part of a castle, school or large house.
A courtyard offers a sheltered patch of sky inside a building complex. Monasteries, palaces and Mediterranean homes are famous for them, often with a fountain or trees at the centre. People use one for meetings, markets or quiet rest.
How COURTYARD is used
Used for any enclosed outdoor space attached to a building.
- The guests gathered in the courtyard for coffee.
- A fountain stood in the centre of the stone courtyard.
- Sunlight reached the courtyard only at noon.
- The hotel rooms all open onto a quiet courtyard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COURTYARD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COURTYARD
1 longer words begin with COURTYARD.
Shorter words from the letters in COURTYARD
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Common questions about COURTYARD
- Is COURTYARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COURTYARD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COURTYARD worth?
- COURTYARD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COURTYARD mean?
- An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, often part of a castle, school or large house.
- What letters can be added to COURTYARD?
- COURTYARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COURTYARD:
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