COGNOMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COGNOMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGNOMEN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNOMEN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNOMEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cognomensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COGNOMEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COGNOMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COGNOMEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COGNOMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A nickname or family name, especially the third name of an ancient Roman citizen.
Roman men carried a personal name, a clan name and a cognomen that often marked a branch of the family. Modern writers sometimes use the word playfully for any distinctive epithet.
How COGNOMEN is used
Formal or literary, common in history writing.
- His cognomen, Caesar, outlived the empire.
- The general earned a cognomen for his speed in battle.
- She could not remember his cognomen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNOMEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COGNOMEN
1 longer words begin with COGNOMEN.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNOMEN
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Common questions about COGNOMEN
- Is COGNOMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNOMEN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNOMEN worth?
- COGNOMEN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNOMEN mean?
- A nickname or family name, especially the third name of an ancient Roman citizen.
- What letters can be added to COGNOMEN?
- COGNOMEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COGNOMEN:
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