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Is COGNATES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COGNATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COGNATES mean?

Cognates is a form of COGNATE.

  1. adjective

    related in nature

    “connate qualities”

  2. noun

    one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

  3. noun

    a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

  4. adjective

    having the same ancestral language

    “cognate languages”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 COGNATES

COGNATES 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.

Anagrams of COGNATES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from COGNATES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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