COHAB is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. COHAB 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COHAB?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COHAB is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COHAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cohabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COHAB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COHAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does COHAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A casual, shortened word for a cohabitant: someone who lives together with a romantic partner without being married.
The term grew out of long-winded legal and social-science labels, where cohabitant and cohabitee already existed but felt clumsy in daily conversation. Journalists and officials clipped it down for headlines and forms, the same instinct that turns co-worker into a quick nickname. A cohab shares an address and a daily routine with another adult, regardless of whether a wedding is ever planned. Because the short form still sounds breezy next to its formal parent, cohab turns up mostly in relaxed talk, magazine pieces, and online profiles rather than in contracts or court papers.
How COHAB is used
Informal; used as a quick substitute for cohabitant in casual or journalistic writing rather than in formal legal documents.
- Her cohab moved in with her two years ago.
- The form asked whether he had a cohab living at the same address.
- Friends referred to his cohab rather than using the word girlfriend.
- The article explained what a cohab is in modern relationships.
- She called her partner a cohab instead of a spouse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COHAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COHAB
15 longer words begin with COHAB.
Shorter words from the letters in COHAB
Common questions about COHAB
- Is COHAB valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COHAB is not in it.
- How many points is COHAB worth?
- COHAB is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COHAB mean?
- A casual, shortened word for a cohabitant: someone who lives together with a romantic partner without being married.
- What letters can be added to COHAB?
- COHAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COHAB:
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