COGNISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COGNISE 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 COGNISE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNISE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COGNISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COGNISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does COGNISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To become aware of something, or to know or perceive it.
To cognise is to take mental note of a fact, a pattern or a situation. The word is formal and mostly met in philosophy and psychology. This is the British spelling of the verb.
How COGNISE is used
Used in formal, academic writing on thought and perception.
- Infants begin to cognise faces within days.
- It is hard to cognise a danger you cannot see.
- The theory explains how we cognise time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COGNISE
The 7 tiles of COGNISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COGNISE
4 longer words begin with COGNISE.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNISE
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Common questions about COGNISE
- Is COGNISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNISE worth?
- COGNISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNISE mean?
- To become aware of something, or to know or perceive it.
- What letters can be added to COGNISE?
- COGNISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COGNISE:
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