COCKEREL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COCKEREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKEREL?
| 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 COCKEREL is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKEREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cockerelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCKEREL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COCKEREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COCKEREL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COCKEREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A young male chicken, not yet fully grown.
A cockerel is a rooster in its first year, learning to crow and strut. Poultry keepers separate cockerels from the hens early because they fight and grow noisy.
How COCKEREL is used
Cockerel is the usual British word for a young rooster.
- The cockerel crowed hoarsely at the first light.
- They kept one cockerel and sold the rest.
- A proud cockerel strutted across the farmyard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKEREL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKEREL
1 longer words begin with COCKEREL.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKEREL
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Common questions about COCKEREL
- Is COCKEREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKEREL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKEREL worth?
- COCKEREL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKEREL mean?
- A young male chicken, not yet fully grown.
- What letters can be added to COCKEREL?
- COCKEREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COCKEREL:
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