Is CORDITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CORDITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CORDITES mean?
Cordites is a form of CORDITE.
- noun
explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CORDITES
CORDITES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CORDITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cestoid10
- coedits10
- cordite10
- credits10
- directs10
- erotics9
- ciders9
- cisted9
- coders9
- coedit9
- cosied9
- costed9
- credit9
- credos9
- decors9
- dicers9
- dicots9
- direct9
- edicts9
- scored9
- scried9
- triced9
- editors8
- sortied8
- steroid8
- storied8
- triodes8
- cestoi8
- citers8
- corset8
- cosier8
- coster8
- erotic8
- escort8
- recits8
- rectos8
- scoter8
- sector8
- steric8
- torics8
- trices8
- cedis8
- cider8
- cited8
- coder8
- codes8
- coeds8
- cords8
- cored8
- coted8
- credo8
- creds8
- cried8
- decor8
- decos8
- dicer8
- dices8
- dicot8
- disco8
- edict8
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