CACOMISTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CACOMISTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CACOMISTLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CACOMISTLE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CACOMISTLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cacomistlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CACOMISTLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CACOMISTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CACOMISTLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CACOMISTLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small nocturnal raccoon-like mammal of Mexico and the south-western United States, with a long ringed tail.
The cacomistle climbs well and hunts at night for fruit, insects and small animals. Its banded tail resembles a raccoon's but is longer and its body more slender. The name reached English from Nahuatl through Spanish.
How CACOMISTLE is used
A zoological term found in wildlife guides; the cacomistle shares its habits with the ringtail.
- A cacomistle slipped across the rocks at dusk.
- The cacomistle has a long tail marked with dark rings.
- Naturalists set a camera to photograph the cacomistle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CACOMISTLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CACOMISTLE
The 10 tiles of CACOMISTLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CACOMISTLE
1 longer words begin with CACOMISTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CACOMISTLE
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Common questions about CACOMISTLE
- Is CACOMISTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CACOMISTLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CACOMISTLE worth?
- CACOMISTLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CACOMISTLE mean?
- A small nocturnal raccoon-like mammal of Mexico and the south-western United States, with a long ringed tail.
- What letters can be added to CACOMISTLE?
- CACOMISTLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CACOMISTLE:
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