COCKBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. COCKBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKBOAT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKBOAT is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cockboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCKBOAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COCKBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COCKBOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COCKBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalhistorical
A small boat, especially one towed behind a ship or used near the shore.
A cockboat was the humble tender that carried people and goods between a larger vessel and the land. The word suggests something light and rather fragile.
How COCKBOAT is used
Cockboat turns up mostly in older sea writing.
- A cockboat bobbed behind the merchant ship.
- He rowed the cockboat to the quay.
- The cockboat was tossed about in the swell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKBOAT
1 longer words begin with COCKBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKBOAT
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Common questions about COCKBOAT
- Is COCKBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKBOAT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKBOAT worth?
- COCKBOAT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKBOAT mean?
- A small boat, especially one towed behind a ship or used near the shore.
- What letters can be added to COCKBOAT?
- COCKBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COCKBOAT:
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