8-Letter Words With COURS
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With COURS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With COURS 9 words
How often does COURS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing COURS. They average 10.9 points and the best is BESCOURS (12 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.9
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 22%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- d 11.1%
- e 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing COURS
b 3e 1s 1c 3o 1u 1r 1s 1
B 3 + E 1 + S 1 + C 3 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + S 1 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bescours
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words containing COURS are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing COURS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing COURS?
BESCOURS is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CONCOURS (12), SUCCOURS (12), COURSING (11).
Which rare eight-letter words containing COURS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BESCOURS (12), CONCOURS (12), SUCCOURS (12), SCOURSED (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.