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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
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.
Part of speech: noun
hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
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
COURSE scores 8 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: C×1, E×1, O×1, R×1, S×1, U×1
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: "COURSE — hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"" (8 Scrabble points).
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.