COGITATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. COGITATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGITATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGITATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGITATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COGITATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COGITATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COGITATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COGITATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To think deeply and carefully about something.
Cogitate sounds weightier than think. It pictures a long, quiet period of reflection, and people sometimes use it with a touch of humour for someone mulling over a small problem for a very long time.
How COGITATE is used
Formal, sometimes used playfully for lengthy thought.
- He sat by the fire to cogitate on the problem.
- Give me a day to cogitate before I answer.
- The chess player would cogitate for ten minutes over a single move.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGITATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COGITATE
2 longer words begin with COGITATE.
Shorter words from the letters in COGITATE
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Common questions about COGITATE
- Is COGITATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGITATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGITATE worth?
- COGITATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGITATE mean?
- To think deeply and carefully about something.
- What letters can be added to COGITATE?
- COGITATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COGITATE:
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