COTTABUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. COTTABUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COTTABUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COTTABUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COTTABUS
No single letter turns COTTABUS into another word.
How COTTABUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COTTABUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COTTABUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COTTABUS
1 longer words begin with COTTABUS.
Shorter words from the letters in COTTABUS
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Common questions about COTTABUS
- Is COTTABUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COTTABUS is not in it.
- How many points is COTTABUS worth?
- COTTABUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COTTABUS?
- No single letter can be added to COTTABUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COTTABUS:
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