COCKATRICE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. COCKATRICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKATRICE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKATRICE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKATRICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cockatricesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCKATRICE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COCKATRICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. COCKATRICE needs 1 blank tile.
What does COCKATRICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A legendary monster with a serpent's body and a rooster's head, said to kill with a glance or its breath.
In medieval bestiaries the cockatrice hatched from an egg laid by a cockerel and incubated by a toad or serpent. It appears on heraldic shields and in fantasy games, where its gaze often turns victims to stone.
How COCKATRICE is used
Cockatrice belongs to mythology and fantasy, and sometimes figures of speech for a deadly or malicious person.
- The knight's banner showed a green cockatrice on a gold field.
- In the story, a single look from the cockatrice meant death.
- Players dreaded the cockatrice lurking in the dungeon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKATRICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKATRICE
1 longer words begin with COCKATRICE.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKATRICE
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Common questions about COCKATRICE
- Is COCKATRICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKATRICE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKATRICE worth?
- COCKATRICE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKATRICE mean?
- A legendary monster with a serpent's body and a rooster's head, said to kill with a glance or its breath.
- What letters can be added to COCKATRICE?
- COCKATRICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COCKATRICE:
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