COCOYAM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COCOYAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCOYAM?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCOYAM is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCOYAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cocoyamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCOYAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COCOYAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,881 thousand.
What does COCOYAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A tropical plant of the arum family grown for its edible starchy underground stem.
Cocoyam is a staple in West Africa, where it is boiled, pounded or added to soups. Its leaves are eaten too, and two different crops, taro and tannia, are both called by this name.
How COCOYAM is used
The word cocoyam is typical of West African English and food writing about tropical crops.
- The family harvested cocoyam from the plot behind the house.
- She pounded boiled cocoyam into a smooth paste.
- Cocoyam thrives in the warm, wet climate of the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCOYAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCOYAM
1 longer words begin with COCOYAM.
Shorter words from the letters in COCOYAM
Common questions about COCOYAM
- Is COCOYAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCOYAM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCOYAM worth?
- COCOYAM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCOYAM mean?
- A tropical plant of the arum family grown for its edible starchy underground stem.
- What letters can be added to COCOYAM?
- COCOYAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COCOYAM:
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