CACOGENIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CACOGENIC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CACOGENIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CACOGENIC is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CACOGENIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cacogenicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CACOGENIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CACOGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CACOGENIC needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about CACOGENIC
- CACOGENIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CACOGENIC
1 longer words begin with CACOGENIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CACOGENIC
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Common questions about CACOGENIC
- Is CACOGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CACOGENIC is not in it.
- How many points is CACOGENIC worth?
- CACOGENIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CACOGENIC?
- CACOGENIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CACOGENIC:
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