COHORT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. COHORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COHORT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COHORT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COHORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cohortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COHORT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COHORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does COHORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of people who share a common feature or experience, treated together; originally a tenth part of a Roman legion.
In ancient Rome a cohort was a unit of several hundred soldiers, about a tenth of a legion. Today researchers and schools use the word for any group followed through time, such as a cohort of students who start in the same year. Used loosely, it can also mean a companion or supporter, though some careful writers object to that meaning.
How COHORT is used
Common in education, statistics and medicine.
- The study followed a cohort of two thousand nurses.
- Each cohort of students graduates in June.
- A Roman cohort marched at the head of the column.
- The senator arrived with a cohort of advisers.
- Results differed between the older and younger cohort.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COHORT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COHORT
3 longer words begin with COHORT.
Shorter words from the letters in COHORT
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Common questions about COHORT
- Is COHORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COHORT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COHORT worth?
- COHORT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COHORT mean?
- A group of people who share a common feature or experience, treated together; originally a tenth part of a Roman legion.
- What letters can be added to COHORT?
- COHORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COHORT:
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