COUSINSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. COUSINSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUSINSHIP?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUSINSHIP is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUSINSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cousinshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUSINSHIP scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COUSINSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUSINSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUSINSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The family bond or relationship between cousins.
Cousinship names the tie itself rather than the people, much as friendship names the bond between friends. It is uncommon and has a slightly formal, old-fashioned feel. Writers sometimes stretch it to mean a looser kind of kinship.
How COUSINSHIP is used
Cousinship is used in writing about family ties and genealogy.
- Their cousinship was close, though they lived in different countries.
- The family tree traced a distant cousinship between the two clans.
- He claimed cousinship with the famous author.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUSINSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUSINSHIP
1 longer words begin with COUSINSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in COUSINSHIP
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Common questions about COUSINSHIP
- Is COUSINSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUSINSHIP, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUSINSHIP worth?
- COUSINSHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUSINSHIP mean?
- The family bond or relationship between cousins.
- What letters can be added to COUSINSHIP?
- COUSINSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COUSINSHIP:
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