COURSE
Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Is COURSE a Scrabble word?
Yes. COURSE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 8 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Definition
Part of speech: noun
hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
- a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"
- (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"
- part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"
- a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
- a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
- general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
- a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
- hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
- move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
- move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic"
Synonyms
course of action, course of study, course of instruction, class, row, form, grade, line, trend, path, track, run, flow, feed, naturally, of course
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
Scrabble score breakdown
COURSE scores 8 points before board multipliers.
- C = 3
- O = 1
- U = 1
- R = 1
- S = 1
- E = 1
Letter counts: C×1, E×1, O×1, R×1, S×1, U×1
Anagrams of COURSE
Similar 6-letter words
Crossword relevance
COURSE is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with C, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example sentence
Example: "COURSE — hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"" (8 Scrabble points).
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Contains letter pairs
Complete word guide
COURSE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is COURSE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
COURSE (noun): a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place". Additional senses: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"; facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"; (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks".
In standard Scrabble scoring, COURSE totals 8 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. COURSE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
COURSE is 6 letters long, begins with C, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram CEORSU. There are 3 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 20 tracked 6-letter entries, COURSE ranks by raw score (8 points). Anagram alternatives include CEROUS, CROUSE, SOURCE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, COURSE carries 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on C or E are common study angles; browse words starting with C and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
COURSE is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with C, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like COURSE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that COURSE contains C, E, O, R, S, U helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as c????e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside COURSE include CO, OU, RS — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: C, O, U, R, S, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble course directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 8 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat COURSE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "COURSE — hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"" (8 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.
Frequently asked questions
- Is COURSE a valid Scrabble word?
- COURSE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 8 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
- How many points is COURSE worth in Scrabble?
- COURSE is worth 8 points using standard Scrabble letter values before any board multipliers. Lexical sense: hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares". See the letter breakdown on this page for tile-by-tile values.
- What does COURSE mean?
- COURSE (noun): a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place". Additional senses: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"; facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"; (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks". (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- What is the Scrabble score of COURSE?
- COURSE scores 8 points as a raw tile sum. Board multipliers apply only during live play; this page shows the base score for fair comparison with other 6-letter words.
- Does COURSE have anagrams?
- Yes. COURSE has 3 anagrams in this dictionary — same letters, different valid words. Anagram families help with rack management and spotting parallel plays.
- How many letters are in COURSE?
- COURSE has 6 letters, starts with C, ends with E, and uses the alphagram CEORSU (sorted letters for quick anagram spotting).
- How can I unscramble letters to find COURSE?
- Open the Anagram Solver or Word Unscrambler, enter your rack letters (use ? for blanks), and filter to 6-letter results or "contains" patterns that match COURSE. The Pattern Finder supports crossword-style slots as well.
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