COCKAMAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. COCKAMAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKAMAMY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKAMAMY is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKAMAMY
No single letter turns COCKAMAMY into another word.
How COCKAMAMY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COCKAMAMY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COCKAMAMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COCKAMAMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalNorth American
Silly, absurd or hard to believe.
Cockamamy is a lively American word for an idea or plan that seems nonsensical or far-fetched. It is a good fit for scatterbrained schemes in comedies and everyday grumbling. The spelling cockamamie is also seen.
How COCKAMAMY is used
Cockamamy is informal and mostly American, used to mock a ridiculous story or scheme.
- He came up with some cockamamy plan to get rich.
- I am not buying that cockamamy excuse.
- What a cockamamy way to run a business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKAMAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKAMAMY
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Common questions about COCKAMAMY
- Is COCKAMAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKAMAMY, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKAMAMY worth?
- COCKAMAMY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKAMAMY mean?
- Silly, absurd or hard to believe.
- What letters can be added to COCKAMAMY?
- No single letter can be added to COCKAMAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COCKAMAMY:
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