Word: COURSE
๐ Linguistic Statistics & Letter Breakdown
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Tactical Scrabble placement and word difficulty
Definition of COURSE
- A sequence of events.
"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another."
- A path that something or someone moves along.
"His illness ran its course."
- The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
"Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship."
- To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
"Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries."
- To run through or over.
- To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
- In due course; as a matter of course, as a natural result.
- Naturally, as would be expected; for obvious reasons, obviously.
"Of course I know that!"
Source: Definitions compiled dynamically via Free Dictionary API.
๐ Word Pattern Notes
May trace back to the Latin prefix "com-" or "con-", meaning "together, with, or jointly".
๐ฃ๏ธ Example Sentences
- โข "The referee verified that "course" is a valid word under current dictionary rules."
- โข "During the final turn of the Scrabble tournament, he played "course" to secure the victory."
๐ก Interesting Word Trivia & Facts
This word is a perfect "isogram" (or non-pattern word), meaning it contains no repeating letters. It is highly valued for rack flexibility!
๐ฏ Scrabble Board Placement & Usage Tips
Try to save this word for placing next to open vowels to trigger parallel intersections and score double points.
Dictionary Validity
| Dictionary Lexicon | Status | Base Value |
|---|---|---|
| TWL (US/Canada Scrabble) | โ Valid | 8 pts |
| SOWPODS (UK/International Scrabble) | โ Valid | 8 pts |
| ENABLE (Words With Friends Lexicon) | โ Valid | 10 pts |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is COURSE a valid Scrabble word? โผ
How many points is COURSE worth in Scrabble? โผ
How many syllables are in COURSE? โผ
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๐ Common Phrases & Idioms
Here are some popular expressions, phrases, and collocations containing COURSE:
- # the course effect
- # master of course
- # playing with course
- # in terms of course
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Sub-words
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Word Family
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Same Length Words (6 Letters)
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Words Starting with C
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