COCKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. COCKINESS 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 COCKINESS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKINESS
No single letter turns COCKINESS into another word.
How COCKINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COCKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COCKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COCKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A bold, swaggering self-assurance that tends to come across as cheeky or conceited.
Cockiness is confidence that has slipped past the point where others find it pleasant. It is often noticed in the young or newly successful, and it usually invites a little teasing. The word carries mild disapproval rather than outright insult.
How COCKINESS is used
Cockiness is used in everyday speech to describe a brash manner, usually with a note of criticism.
- His cockiness before the final annoyed the other players.
- A little cockiness can help on stage, but too much loses the audience.
- She was cured of her cockiness after the first lost match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKINESS
1 longer words begin with COCKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKINESS
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Common questions about COCKINESS
- Is COCKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKINESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKINESS worth?
- COCKINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKINESS mean?
- A bold, swaggering self-assurance that tends to come across as cheeky or conceited.
- What letters can be added to COCKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to COCKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COCKINESS:
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