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Is corps a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word corps is a Scrabble US word. The word corps is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is corps a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word corps is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word corps is a Words With Friends word. The word corps is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

CORPS,CROPS,

4-letter words (7 found)

COPS,CORS,CROP,ORCS,PROS,ROCS,SCOP,

3-letter words (11 found)

COP,COR,COS,OPS,ORC,ORS,POS,PRO,ROC,SOC,SOP,

2-letter words (5 found)

OP,OR,OS,PO,SO,

You can make 25 words from corps according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of corps

corps ocrps crops rcops orcps rocps coprs ocprs cpors pcors opcrs pocrs crpos rcpos cpros pcros rpcos prcos orpcs ropcs oprcs porcs rpocs procs corsp ocrsp crosp rcosp orcsp rocsp cosrp ocsrp csorp scorp oscrp socrp crsop rcsop csrop scrop rscop srcop orscp roscp osrcp sorcp rsocp srocp copsr ocpsr cposr pcosr opcsr pocsr cospr ocspr csopr scopr oscpr socpr cpsor pcsor cspor scpor pscor spcor opscr poscr ospcr sopcr psocr spocr crpso rcpso cprso pcrso rpcso prcso crspo rcspo csrpo scrpo rscpo srcpo cpsro pcsro cspro scpro pscro spcro rpsco prsco rspco srpco psrco sprco orpsc ropsc oprsc porsc rposc prosc orspc rospc osrpc sorpc rsopc sropc opsrc posrc osprc soprc psorc sporc rpsoc prsoc rspoc srpoc psroc sproc

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Definitions and meaning of corps

corps

Etymology 1

From French corps d’armée (literally “army body”), from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse and corpus. See also English riff.

Pronunciation

singular
  • (with the horse-hoarse merger)
    • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kô, IPA(key): /kɔː/
    • (General American) enPR: kôr, IPA(key): /koɹ/, [kʰo̞ɹ]
    • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
    • Homophones: core, cor; caw (non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
  • (without the horse–hoarse merger)
    • (rhotic) enPR: kōr, IPA(key): /ko(ː)ɹ/
    • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /koə/
plural
  • (with the horse-hoarse merger)
    • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôz, IPA(key): /kɔːz/
    • (General American) enPR: kôrz, IPA(key): /koɹz/, [kʰo̞ɹz]
    • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)z
    • Homophone: cores; cause, caws (non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
  • (without the horse–hoarse merger)
    • (rhotic) enPR: kōrz, IPA(key): /ko(ː)ɹz/
    • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /koəz/

Noun

corps (plural corps)

  1. (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
  2. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
    diplomatic corps
    White House press corps
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Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Noun

corps

  1. plural of corp

Etymology 3

Noun

corps (plural corpses)

  1. Obsolete spelling of corpse.

Anagrams

  • S corp., crops, procs, scorp, sproc

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin corpus.

Noun

corps m (plural corps)

  1. body

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French corps, from Middle French cors, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus. Doublet of corpus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːr/
  • Hyphenation: corps

Noun

corps n (plural corpsen or corpora, diminutive corpsje n)

  1. (chiefly Netherlands) student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one
  2. Superseded spelling of korps.

Usage notes

Traditional student societies tend to prescribe the plural corpora, in regular language the plural corpsen is more common.

Synonyms

  • studentencorps
  • natie (historical)
  • studentenclub
  • studentenvereniging

Derived terms

  • corpsbal
  • corpslid
  • studentencorps

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cors, from Old French cors, inherited from Latin corpus (“body”). The p was added back to reflect the Latin etymology. Doublet of corpus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ/
  • Homophones: cor, cors

Noun

corps m (plural corps)

  1. body
  2. (mathematics) field (in abstract algebra)
  3. (military) corps

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Karipúna Creole French: kó
  • → Danish: korps
  • → English: corps
  • → Dutch: corps, korps
  • → German: Korps
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: korps
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: korps
  • → Romanian: corp (in part)
  • → Swedish: kår

Further reading

  • “corps”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • porcs

Source: wiktionary.org