COCKLEBUR is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. COCKLEBUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKLEBUR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKLEBUR is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKLEBUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cocklebursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCKLEBUR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COCKLEBUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COCKLEBUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COCKLEBUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A coarse weed of the daisy family whose spiny, hooked fruits cling to clothing and animal fur.
Farmers dislike cocklebur because its burrs spoil wool and its seedlings are poisonous to livestock. The plant belongs to the genus Xanthium and spreads easily along rivers and fields.
How COCKLEBUR is used
Cocklebur is used in farming and botany for the weed and for its prickly burrs.
- The dog came home covered in cocklebur burrs.
- Cocklebur had taken over the edge of the field.
- He spent an hour picking cocklebur from his socks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKLEBUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKLEBUR
1 longer words begin with COCKLEBUR.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKLEBUR
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Common questions about COCKLEBUR
- Is COCKLEBUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKLEBUR, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKLEBUR worth?
- COCKLEBUR is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKLEBUR mean?
- A coarse weed of the daisy family whose spiny, hooked fruits cling to clothing and animal fur.
- What letters can be added to COCKLEBUR?
- COCKLEBUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COCKLEBUR:
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