COSMOPOLITE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. COSMOPOLITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSMOPOLITE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSMOPOLITE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSMOPOLITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cosmopolitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COSMOPOLITE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COSMOPOLITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COSMOPOLITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COSMOPOLITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A worldly person at home in many countries and cultures, belonging to no single place.
The cosmopolite is a slightly old-fashioned figure, the traveller whose loyalties are not tied to one nation. Biologists borrow the idea for species found nearly everywhere on Earth.
How COSMOPOLITE is used
Mostly literary; "cosmopolitan" is the usual modern word.
- The writer was a true cosmopolite, equally comfortable in Paris and Cairo.
- A cosmopolite rarely feels like a stranger in a foreign city.
- The old diplomat described himself as a cosmopolite without a homeland.
- Among the weeds, the dandelion is a notable cosmopolite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSMOPOLITE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COSMOPOLITE
The 11 tiles of COSMOPOLITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COSMOPOLITE
1 longer words begin with COSMOPOLITE.
Shorter words from the letters in COSMOPOLITE
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Common questions about COSMOPOLITE
- Is COSMOPOLITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSMOPOLITE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSMOPOLITE worth?
- COSMOPOLITE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSMOPOLITE mean?
- A worldly person at home in many countries and cultures, belonging to no single place.
- What letters can be added to COSMOPOLITE?
- COSMOPOLITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COSMOPOLITE:
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