COGNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COGNATE 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 COGNATE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cognatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COGNATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COGNATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does COGNATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A word or thing that shares a common origin with another, especially a word in a related language.
Linguists call English night and German Nacht cognates, because both descend from the same ancestral word. In law the word can also mean a blood relative. As an adjective, cognate describes anything related in origin.
How COGNATE is used
Used in linguistics and, less often, in law and genealogy.
- English father and German Vater are a cognate pair.
- The teacher asked us to find a cognate in Spanish.
- Every cognate helps learners guess a new word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COGNATE
The 7 tiles of COGNATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COGNATE
4 longer words begin with COGNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNATE
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Common questions about COGNATE
- Is COGNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNATE worth?
- COGNATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNATE mean?
- A word or thing that shares a common origin with another, especially a word in a related language.
- What letters can be added to COGNATE?
- COGNATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COGNATE:
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