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CORN
6

Definition

Pronunciation: //kɔːn//

noun

  • (Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
    "And hee ſaid, Beholde, I haue heard that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thither and buy for vs from thence, that we may liue, and not die."
  • (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, uncountable) Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.
    "The planting or sowing of maize, exclusively called corn, was just accomplished on the Town Hill, when I reached it."
  • (uncountable) A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and refreezing, often in mountain spring conditions.
  • (Jamaica, MLE, slang, firearms, uncountable) Bullets, ammunition, charge and discharge of firearms.
    "R.I.P Scumpy ah you did say Popcaan And if a boy diss we clap corn."

verb

  • (US, Canada) To granulate; to form (a substance) into grains.
    "to corn gunpowder"
  • (US, Canada) To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef.
  • (US, Canada) To provide (an animal) with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed.
    "Corn the horses."
  • (transitive, obsolete) To render intoxicated.
    "ale strong enough to corn one"

noun

  • (veterinary medicine) An inflammatory disease of a horse's hoof, at the caudal part of the sole.
  • (veterinary medicine) Skin hyperplasia with underlying fibroma between both digits of cattle.

noun

  • (US, Canada) Something (e.g., acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion.
    "He had a sharp wit, true enough, but also a good, healthy mountaineer's love of pure corn, the slapstick stuff, the in-jokes that get funnier with every repetition and never amuse anybody who wasn't there."

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
4 letters
Scrabble Points
6 points
Words With Friends Points
8 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'CORN'?

The word CORN is worth 6 points in Scrabble.

C3
O1
R1
N1

Total: 6 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'CORN'?

The word CORN is worth 8 points in Words With Friends.

C4
O1
R1
N2

Total: 8 points

How many letters is the word 'CORN'?

The word CORN has 4 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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