COUSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. COUSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUSIN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUSIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cousinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUSIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COUSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does COUSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The child of one's aunt or uncle.
A cousin belongs to the branch of the family one step further out than a brother or sister, sharing a grandparent rather than a parent. English extends the word loosely to more distant relatives too, so that people speak of second cousins or cousins twice removed without always tracking the exact link. Historically, monarchs also addressed each other and their nobles as cousin as a mark of formal respect, regardless of any real blood tie.
How COUSIN is used
Also used loosely for distant relatives, and historically as a formal royal address.
- Her cousin came to stay for the whole summer.
- They discovered they were cousins through their grandmothers.
- He barely knew his cousin from his father's side.
- The letter addressed the duke as our right trusty cousin.
- Second cousins share a great-grandparent rather than a grandparent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUSIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUSIN
10 longer words begin with COUSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in COUSIN
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Common questions about COUSIN
- Is COUSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUSIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUSIN worth?
- COUSIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUSIN mean?
- The child of one's aunt or uncle.
- What letters can be added to COUSIN?
- COUSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COUSIN:
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