COTTUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. COTTUSES 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COTTUSES?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COTTUSES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COTTUSES
No single letter turns COTTUSES into another word.
How COTTUSES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COTTUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COTTUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COTTUSES mean in Scrabble?
COTTUSES is the plural of COTTUS.
Shorter words from the letters in COTTUSES
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Common questions about COTTUSES
- Is COTTUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COTTUSES is not in it.
- How many points is COTTUSES worth?
- COTTUSES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COTTUSES?
- No single letter can be added to COTTUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COTTUSES:
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