COCKCROW is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. COCKCROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKCROW?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKCROW is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKCROW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cockcrowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCKCROW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COCKCROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. COCKCROW needs 1 blank tile.
What does COCKCROW mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The very early part of the morning, when roosters begin to crow at the approach of day.
Cockcrow is a poetic marker of time, older than clocks in village life. Writers use it for the hour just before sunrise, when the countryside is still dark and quiet.
How COCKCROW is used
Mostly literary or old-fashioned, often in phrases such as "at cockcrow".
- The travellers rose at cockcrow.
- By cockcrow the fire had burned low.
- We left the farm before cockcrow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKCROW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKCROW
3 longer words begin with COCKCROW.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKCROW
Common questions about COCKCROW
- Is COCKCROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKCROW, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKCROW worth?
- COCKCROW is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKCROW mean?
- The very early part of the morning, when roosters begin to crow at the approach of day.
- What letters can be added to COCKCROW?
- COCKCROW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COCKCROW:
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