COCKUP is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COCKUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKUP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKUP is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cockupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCKUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COCKUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,626 thousand.
What does COCKUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
A mistake or a badly done job that causes things to go wrong.
Cockup is a blunt British word for a blunder, often an organisational one rather than a personal failing. It also has a technical sense for a part of something that turns up.
How COCKUP is used
The word cockup is informal and mostly used in British speech and journalism.
- The delay was a complete cockup from start to finish.
- Somebody made a cockup with the booking.
- The whole event ended in a cockup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKUP
1 longer words begin with COCKUP.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKUP
Common questions about COCKUP
- Is COCKUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKUP, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKUP worth?
- COCKUP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKUP mean?
- A mistake or a badly done job that causes things to go wrong.
- What letters can be added to COCKUP?
- COCKUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COCKUP:
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