COCKAMAMIE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. COCKAMAMIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKAMAMIE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKAMAMIE is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKAMAMIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cockamamierChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How COCKAMAMIE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COCKAMAMIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COCKAMAMIE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COCKAMAMIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalNorth American
Ridiculous, confused or hard to believe.
Cockamamie is a lively American word for an idea that sounds absurd or half-baked. People use cockamamie to poke fun at a plan, not to attack a person.
How COCKAMAMIE is used
Cockamamie is informal and mostly appears before nouns such as idea, scheme or story.
- He came up with a cockamamie plan to dig a tunnel to the shop.
- I will not listen to another cockamamie excuse.
- The cockamamie machine broke down on its first day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKAMAMIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKAMAMIE
2 longer words begin with COCKAMAMIE.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKAMAMIE
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Common questions about COCKAMAMIE
- Is COCKAMAMIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKAMAMIE, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKAMAMIE worth?
- COCKAMAMIE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKAMAMIE mean?
- Ridiculous, confused or hard to believe.
- What letters can be added to COCKAMAMIE?
- COCKAMAMIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COCKAMAMIE:
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