COGNOSCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. COGNOSCES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COGNOSCES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNOSCES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNOSCES
No single letter turns COGNOSCES into another word.
How COGNOSCES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COGNOSCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COGNOSCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COGNOSCES mean in Scrabble?
COGNOSCES is the present-tense form of COGNOSCE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNOSCES
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Common questions about COGNOSCES
- Is COGNOSCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COGNOSCES is not in it.
- How many points is COGNOSCES worth?
- COGNOSCES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COGNOSCES?
- No single letter can be added to COGNOSCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COGNOSCES:
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