COGNIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. COGNIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGNIZE?
| 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: 68 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNIZE is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COGNIZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COGNIZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does COGNIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To become aware of something or to know it through perception or thought.
Cognize is mostly used in philosophy and psychology, where thinkers discuss how a mind comes to cognize its surroundings. Everyday speech prefers know or realize.
How COGNIZE is used
Cognize is a formal word found in academic writing; the British spelling is cognise.
- Infants slowly learn to cognize faces and voices.
- Kant asked how the mind can cognize objects at all.
- It is hard to cognize a danger that you have never met.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COGNIZE
4 longer words begin with COGNIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNIZE
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Common questions about COGNIZE
- Is COGNIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNIZE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNIZE worth?
- COGNIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNIZE mean?
- To become aware of something or to know it through perception or thought.
- What letters can be added to COGNIZE?
- COGNIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COGNIZE:
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