COGNIZANT is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. COGNIZANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGNIZANT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNIZANT is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNIZANT
No single letter turns COGNIZANT into another word.
How COGNIZANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COGNIZANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COGNIZANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COGNIZANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Aware of something or having knowledge of it.
Being cognizant of a risk means you have noticed it and understand it. Reports, contracts and speeches favour cognizant over the plainer "aware", and it is usually followed by "of".
How COGNIZANT is used
Formal; typically used in the pattern cognizant of something.
- The board is fully cognizant of the risks involved.
- Be cognizant of local customs when you travel.
- She was cognizant that time was running out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNIZANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNIZANT
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Common questions about COGNIZANT
- Is COGNIZANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNIZANT, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNIZANT worth?
- COGNIZANT is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNIZANT mean?
- Aware of something or having knowledge of it.
- What letters can be added to COGNIZANT?
- No single letter can be added to COGNIZANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COGNIZANT:
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