Is COSMOPOLITAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COSMOPOLITAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COSMOPOLITAN mean?
- noun
a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
- adjective
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
“a cosmopolitan herb”
- adjective
composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests
“his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds”
- adjective
of worldwide scope or applicability
“an issue of cosmopolitan import”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + S (1) + M (3) + O (1) + P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) = 18 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 COSMOPOLITAN
Single letters that turn COSMOPOLITAN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COSMOPOLITAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- complaints16
- campstool15
- complains15
- complaint15
- compliant15
- lampoonist14
- monopolist14
- nosocomial14
- apomicts14
- campions14
- complain14
- complins14
- complots14
- oilcamps14
- apostolic13
- cooptions13
- maltipoos13
- onomastic13
- palominos13
- platonism13
- apomict13
- campion13
- complin13
- complot13
- compost13
- copalms13
- impacts13
- oilcamp13
- plasmic13
- potamic13
- psalmic13
- capitols12
- captions12
- coalpits12
- cooption12
- copilots12
- implants12
- laconism12
- lampions12
- lampoons12
- limacons12
- maintops12
- maltipoo12
- misplant12
- monastic12
- monocots12
- pactions12
- palomino12
- platonic12
- ptomains12
- salpicon12
- scolioma12
- scotopia12
- tampions12
- tompions12
- topicals12
- campos12
- clamps12
- clomps12
- compas12
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