COHOG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. COHOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COHOG?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COHOG is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COHOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cohogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COHOG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COHOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,070.
What does COHOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
An edible, hard-shelled clam found along the Atlantic coast of North America, also known as a quahog.
Cohog is a variant spelling of quahog, the hard-shelled clam that lives buried in sand and mud along the Atlantic coast of North America. The name traces back to a word from the Narragansett language of southern New England. A cohog can live for many years and is prized in chowder and other seafood dishes. The spelling cohog is less common than quahog but names the same animal.
How COHOG is used
Used mainly in North American English, especially in New England, as an alternative spelling of quahog.
- Fishermen raked the shallows for cohog at low tide.
- The chowder was made with fresh cohog instead of mussels.
- A single cohog can live for many years buried in the sand.
- Local markets sold cohog by the dozen.
- The cohog thick shell protects it from most predators.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COHOG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COHOG
1 longer words begin with COHOG.
Shorter words from the letters in COHOG
Common questions about COHOG
- Is COHOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COHOG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COHOG worth?
- COHOG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COHOG mean?
- An edible, hard-shelled clam found along the Atlantic coast of North America, also known as a quahog.
- What letters can be added to COHOG?
- COHOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COHOG:
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