COGNATENESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. COGNATENESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept COGNATENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNATENESS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNATENESS
No single letter turns COGNATENESS into another word.
How COGNATENESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COGNATENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COGNATENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COGNATENESS
1 longer words begin with COGNATENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNATENESS
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Common questions about COGNATENESS
- Is COGNATENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNATENESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNATENESS worth?
- COGNATENESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COGNATENESS?
- No single letter can be added to COGNATENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COGNATENESS:
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