Is COGNIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COGNIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COGNIZES mean?
Cognizes is a form of COGNIZE.
- verb
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
“I know that the President lied to the people”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + G (2) + N (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (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 COGNIZES
COGNIZES 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 COGNIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cognize19
- cozens17
- cozies17
- zincos17
- cozen16
- cozes16
- cozie16
- zinco16
- zincs16
- sozine15
- zings15
- zinc15
- zoic15
- sozin14
- zeins14
- zines14
- zones14
- zigs14
- zing14
- coz14
- size13
- zein13
- zens13
- zine13
- zins13
- zone13
- zig13
- sez12
- zen12
- zin12
- cognise10
- coignes10
- coigne9
- coigns9
- conges9
- cosign9
- incogs9
- conies8
- cosine8
- icones8
- oscine8
- coign8
- conge8
- genic8
- incog8
- soigne7
- cines7
- cions7
- coins7
- cones7
- cosie7
- icons7
- scion7
- scone7
- since7
- sonic7
- cigs7
- cogs7
- segni6
- segno6
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