Is COGITATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COGITATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COGITATING mean?
Cogitating is a form of COGITATE.
- verb
consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
- verb
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
“I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 COGITATING
COGITATING 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 COGITATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cottaging13
- gigantic12
- citation10
- catting10
- coating10
- cotinga10
- caging10
- gaiting9
- gigaton9
- gitting9
- taction9
- titanic9
- acting9
- agonic9
- citing9
- congii9
- coting9
- toiting8
- action8
- atonic8
- cation8
- gating8
- intact8
- octant8
- otitic8
- acing8
- coign8
- conga8
- icing8
- incog8
- atting7
- gitano7
- gittin7
- toting7
- acini7
- actin7
- aging7
- antic7
- attic7
- canto7
- coati7
- cotan7
- cotta7
- gigot7
- going7
- ionic7
- octan7
- ontic7
- tacit7
- tinct7
- tonic7
- titian6
- atigi6
- giant6
- gonia6
- gotta6
- ingot6
- tango6
- tigon6
- tonga6
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