COGNAC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. COGNAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGNAC?
| 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 COGNAC is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cognacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COGNAC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COGNAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about COGNAC
- COGNAC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COGNAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fine grape brandy distilled and aged in the Cognac region of western France.
Only brandy made in the district around the town of Cognac may carry the name, and it is distilled twice from white wine before years of aging in oak barrels. The age labels VS, VSOP and XO tell the buyer how long the spirit has matured. Cognac is usually sipped slowly after dinner, and it is also used in sauces and in cooking.
How COGNAC is used
Written in lower case as the drink; the region and town are capitalized.
- He poured a small glass of cognac after dinner.
- The sauce was finished with a splash of cognac.
- A good cognac is aged for years in oak barrels.
- She gave him a bottle of cognac for his birthday.
- The cellar smelled of oak and old cognac.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNAC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COGNAC
1 longer words begin with COGNAC.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNAC
Common questions about COGNAC
- Is COGNAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNAC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNAC worth?
- COGNAC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNAC mean?
- A fine grape brandy distilled and aged in the Cognac region of western France.
- What letters can be added to COGNAC?
- COGNAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COGNAC:
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