COUGAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. COUGAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUGAR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUGAR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUGAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cougarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUGAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COUGAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does COUGAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large tawny wild cat of the Americas, also known as the puma or mountain lion.
The cougar ranges from Canada to the southern tip of South America, making it one of the widest-ranging land mammals in the western hemisphere. It hunts mostly deer, stalking close and pouncing, and it is solitary and rarely seen. The name comes through French from a Tupi word for the animal. Cougar is also the name of many sports teams.
How COUGAR is used
Used in North American English; mountain lion and puma are the same animal.
- A cougar left tracks in the snow near the cabin.
- The cougar slipped quietly into the trees.
- Hikers were warned that a cougar had been seen on the trail.
- Biologists fitted a collar on the young cougar to follow its range.
- The school mascot is a cougar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUGAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUGAR
1 longer words begin with COUGAR.
Shorter words from the letters in COUGAR
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Common questions about COUGAR
- Is COUGAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUGAR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUGAR worth?
- COUGAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUGAR mean?
- A large tawny wild cat of the Americas, also known as the puma or mountain lion.
- What letters can be added to COUGAR?
- COUGAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COUGAR:
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