COCOON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COCOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCOON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCOON is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cocoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCOON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COCOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,548 thousand.
What does COCOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A protective silky case spun by an insect larva, or any snug covering that wraps something closely.
Inside a cocoon a moth or silkworm larva changes into its adult form, safe from weather and predators. Silk thread is made by unwinding the cocoon of the silkworm. The word has spread into everyday talk for any sheltered state, such as a baby in a blanket or a person withdrawn into a private routine.
How COCOON is used
Used literally for insects and figuratively for comfortable, enclosed situations.
- A cocoon hung from the underside of the leaf.
- The caterpillar spun a cocoon before the first frost.
- He sat in a cocoon of blankets and read all afternoon.
- The factory unwinds silk from each cocoon in warm water.
- Fog settled over the valley like a cocoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCOON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCOON
8 longer words begin with COCOON.
Shorter words from the letters in COCOON
Common questions about COCOON
- Is COCOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCOON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCOON worth?
- COCOON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCOON mean?
- A protective silky case spun by an insect larva, or any snug covering that wraps something closely.
- What letters can be added to COCOON?
- COCOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COCOON:
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