COGNOVIT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COGNOVIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COGNOVIT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COGNOVIT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COGNOVIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cognovitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COGNOVIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COGNOVIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COGNOVIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COGNOVIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A written confession by a defendant accepting the other side's demand, so that judgment can be entered without a trial.
A borrower who signs a cognovit gives up the chance to argue back, which saves everyone court costs. Many places restrict the practice because it favours lenders. The Latin word means he has acknowledged.
How COGNOVIT is used
Cognovit belongs to law and is found in older contracts and American debt law.
- The loan papers included a cognovit.
- He signed a cognovit and judgment followed at once.
- A cognovit note lets a creditor skip the trial.
- Courts now view the cognovit with suspicion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COGNOVIT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COGNOVIT
1 longer words begin with COGNOVIT.
Shorter words from the letters in COGNOVIT
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Common questions about COGNOVIT
- Is COGNOVIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COGNOVIT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COGNOVIT worth?
- COGNOVIT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COGNOVIT mean?
- A written confession by a defendant accepting the other side's demand, so that judgment can be entered without a trial.
- What letters can be added to COGNOVIT?
- COGNOVIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COGNOVIT:
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