CACOPHONOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CACOPHONOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CACOPHONOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CACOPHONOUS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CACOPHONOUS
No single letter turns CACOPHONOUS into another word.
How CACOPHONOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CACOPHONOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CACOPHONOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CACOPHONOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sounding harsh, jarring and unpleasant, especially because many noises clash together.
Cacophonous is the adjective of cacophony, and it suits a crowded street, a badly tuned orchestra or a room full of shouting children. Writers also use it for harsh sounds in poetry, where consonants crash against each other.
How CACOPHONOUS is used
Describes noise that is jangling or clashing, in speech, music or writing.
- The cacophonous market was packed with shouting sellers.
- The band tuned up with a cacophonous burst of horns.
- Traffic and sirens made the city feel cacophonous at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CACOPHONOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CACOPHONOUS
1 longer words begin with CACOPHONOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CACOPHONOUS
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Common questions about CACOPHONOUS
- Is CACOPHONOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CACOPHONOUS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CACOPHONOUS worth?
- CACOPHONOUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CACOPHONOUS mean?
- Sounding harsh, jarring and unpleasant, especially because many noises clash together.
- What letters can be added to CACOPHONOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CACOPHONOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CACOPHONOUS:
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