COST is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. COST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COST?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COST is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What stands out about COST
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COST mean in Scrabble?
noun
The amount of money, time, or effort required to buy, produce, or achieve something.
Cost comes from an Old French verb meaning to stand at a price, and English kept that sense of standing against something owed in return. Economists separate a sunk cost, already spent and unrecoverable, from an opportunity cost, the value of whatever was given up by choosing one path over another. Outside finance the same word moves into moral territory, as when a decision is said to come at a heavy human cost rather than a financial one.
How COST is used
- The cost of the repair was higher than they expected.
- Every decision carries some cost, whether in time or money.
- The shop reduced the cost of the winter coats after the holidays.
- She calculated the total cost of the trip before booking tickets.
- The war exacted a terrible cost in lives and resources.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COST
The 4 tiles of COST in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with COST
Showing 24 of 63 words that begin with COST.
Words ending in COST
4 words end in COST. Useful as a back hook: play COST onto a word already on the board.
Words with COST inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain COST somewhere in the middle. Words that start with COST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COST
Common questions about COST
- Is COST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COST, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COST worth?
- COST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COST mean?
- The amount of money, time, or effort required to buy, produce, or achieve something.
- What letters can be added to COST?
- COST takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COST:
Open COST in the Word Finder