What does CORRECT mean?
- Pronunciation
- /kərˈɛkt/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Words With Friends score
- 13
- How common
- Common
Meaning
verb
- make right or correct“Correct the mistakes”
- make reparations or amends for“right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
- censure severely“She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
- adjust for“engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience“The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”
- go down in value“the stock market corrected”
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard“Adjust the clock, please”
- treat a defect“The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
corrects12correcter13correctest14correcting15
Anagrams of CORRECT
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside CORRECT
32 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is CORRECT a valid word in word games?
CORRECT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is CORRECT worth?
CORRECT is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from CORRECT?
32 other words, including TO, OR, RE and CORE.