COCKATIEL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. COCKATIEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKATIEL?
| 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 COCKATIEL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKATIEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cockatielsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCKATIEL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COCKATIEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COCKATIEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COCKATIEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small grey Australian parrot with a long crest and a yellow and orange face.
The cockatiel is a smaller relative of the cockatoo and is a popular pet because it is friendly and can whistle tunes. Its crest rises when the bird is excited or alarmed. A wild cockatiel lives in dry inland Australia.
How COCKATIEL is used
Used for this small crested parrot, mostly in the pet trade and birdwatching.
- The cockatiel whistled along with the radio.
- Her cockatiel raised its crest when the doorbell rang.
- A flock of wild cockatiel flew over the dry plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKATIEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKATIEL
1 longer words begin with COCKATIEL.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKATIEL
Showing 40 of 267. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about COCKATIEL
- Is COCKATIEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKATIEL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKATIEL worth?
- COCKATIEL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKATIEL mean?
- A small grey Australian parrot with a long crest and a yellow and orange face.
- What letters can be added to COCKATIEL?
- COCKATIEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COCKATIEL:
Open COCKATIEL in the Word Finder