COSMETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COSMETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSMETIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSMETIC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSMETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cosmeticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COSMETIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COSMETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COSMETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COSMETIC
- COSMETIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COSMETIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A product applied to the skin, especially the face, to improve its look.
Lipstick, powder and mascara are everyday cosmetics. As an adjective the word also describes changes that only affect appearance, such as a cosmetic repair that does not fix the real fault.
How COSMETIC is used
Cosmetic is a noun for beauty products and an adjective for surface-only changes.
- The shop sells every cosmetic from lipstick to powder.
- A cosmetic change will not solve the design flaw.
- She tested each cosmetic on the back of her hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSMETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COSMETIC
17 longer words begin with COSMETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in COSMETIC
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Common questions about COSMETIC
- Is COSMETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSMETIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSMETIC worth?
- COSMETIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSMETIC mean?
- A product applied to the skin, especially the face, to improve its look.
- What letters can be added to COSMETIC?
- COSMETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COSMETIC:
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