COGNOSCENTE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COGNOSCENTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGNOSCENTE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNOSCENTE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNOSCENTE
No single letter turns COGNOSCENTE into another word.
How COGNOSCENTE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COGNOSCENTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COGNOSCENTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COGNOSCENTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person with expert and refined knowledge of a subject, especially in the arts.
Cognoscente is the singular of the Italian-derived word, though English speakers use it less often than the plural. It praises taste and learning, and may sound slightly grand or ironic.
How COGNOSCENTE is used
Formal and literary, usually about art, wine, food or music.
- Every wine cognoscente at the table praised the vintage.
- The gallery owner was a true cognoscente of Baroque painting.
- A cognoscente could tell the forgery at a glance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNOSCENTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNOSCENTE
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Common questions about COGNOSCENTE
- Is COGNOSCENTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNOSCENTE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNOSCENTE worth?
- COGNOSCENTE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNOSCENTE mean?
- A person with expert and refined knowledge of a subject, especially in the arts.
- What letters can be added to COGNOSCENTE?
- No single letter can be added to COGNOSCENTE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COGNOSCENTE:
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