COGENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. COGENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGENT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGENT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGENT
No single letter turns COGENT into another word.
How COGENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COGENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does COGENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Of an argument or reason, clear, logical and convincing.
The word comes from the Latin verb for driving or forcing together, and that sense survives in the way a cogent point compels agreement. It praises reasoning, not feeling: a cogent case is tight, well organised and hard to answer. Unlike persuasive, it suggests that the strength lies in the logic itself rather than in charm or style.
How COGENT is used
Formal; common in essays, law, debate and reviews.
- She made a cogent case for moving the meeting to Friday.
- The report gives three cogent reasons for the change.
- His cogent reply left the critics with little to say.
- It was the most cogent argument of the whole debate.
- The lawyer was brief but cogent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COGENT
1 longer words begin with COGENT.
Shorter words from the letters in COGENT
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Common questions about COGENT
- Is COGENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGENT worth?
- COGENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGENT mean?
- Of an argument or reason, clear, logical and convincing.
- What letters can be added to COGENT?
- No single letter can be added to COGENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COGENT:
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