How many points is COURSE worth in Scrabble?

COURSE is worth 8 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which dictionaries accept COURSE?

COURSE is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).

In NWL2023 (US), adding one letter at the front or back makes COURSER. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.

Scrabble

Scrabble Dictionary

8 pts

COURSE is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 8 points. COURSE means "to cause hounds to chase game".

/kɔːs/

Pronunciation: /kɔɹs/

A sequence of events.
Example: The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.
A path that something or someone moves along.
Example: His illness ran its course.
The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
Example: Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.

To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
Example: 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.
Example: Of course I know that!

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verb

Valid NWL (US) Scrabble Word

to cause hounds to chase game

In a sentence: "They course."

Check the Scrabble meaning of COURSE. It scores 8 points.

Add one letter after COURSE. Every word is valid in NWL2023 (US).

Up to 12 highest-scoring shorter words using only the letters in COURSE, without blank tiles.

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Is COURSE a Scrabble word?: COURSE is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 8 points.
What does COURSE mean?: to cause hounds to chase game
How do you use COURSE in a sentence?: In a sentence: "They course."
How many points is COURSE worth in Scrabble?: COURSE is worth 8 Scrabble points before board bonuses.
Which dictionaries accept COURSE?: COURSE is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).
Can you add a letter to COURSE?: In NWL2023 (US), adding one letter at the front or back makes COURSER. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.