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Cores

c 3o 1r 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of core

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does cores mean?

noun

  1. a small group of indispensable persons or things

    “five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program”

    Synonymsnucleuscore group

  2. the center of an object

    “the ball has a titanium core”

  3. the central part of the Earth

  4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

    Synonymskernelsubstancecentercentreessence

  5. a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

  6. an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality

    Synonymscongress of racial equality

verb

  1. remove the core or center from

    “core an apple”

Definitions shown for core, the base form of cores.

Is CORES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is CORES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
c 3o 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
c 4o 1r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
c 4o 1r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
c 3o 1r 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CORES

Anagrams 3

ceroscorsescore

Hooks for CORES

Add one letter to the front or back of CORES to make another word.

Front hooks

scores

Back hooks

None

Words that end like CORES

Common words that share the ending -ORES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

storesboresforesgoresporessoreschoresoresshoressnoressporesignoresrestoresexploresadoresdeploresimploresseashorescarnivorescommodoresdrugstoressophomoresscoresencores
All words ending in -ORES

Cores: quick answers

Is CORES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CORES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CORES worth?
CORES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cores mean?
cores is the plural and third-person singular form of core, which means “a small group of indispensable persons or things”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CORES?
You can make 39 shorter words from CORES, such as CERO, CORE, CORS, COSE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CORES?
CORES rearranges into CEROS, CORSE, SCORE.