Is COCKLEBURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COCKLEBURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COCKLEBURS mean?
Cockleburs is a form of COCKLEBUR.
- noun
any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
- noun
burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + E (1) + B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COCKLEBURS
COCKLEBURS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from COCKLEBURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cocklebur19
- blockers16
- bucklers16
- clockers16
- cluckers16
- cocksure16
- roebucks16
- subclerk16
- blocker15
- buckers15
- buckler15
- buckles15
- buckoes15
- clocker15
- clucker15
- cockers15
- cockles15
- recocks15
- roebuck15
- blocks14
- brocks14
- bucker14
- buckle14
- buckos14
- clocks14
- clucks14
- cocker14
- cockle14
- crocks14
- crucks14
- recock14
- bulkers13
- burlesk13
- lockers13
- relocks13
- ruckles13
- sculker13
- suckler13
- becks13
- block13
- bocks13
- brock13
- bucko13
- bucks13
- clock13
- cluck13
- cocks13
- crock13
- cruck13
- cucks13
- blokes12
- bocces12
- bosker12
- bulker12
- burkes12
- busker12
- clerks12
- locker12
- ockers12
- relock12
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