Is COTANGENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COTANGENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COTANGENT mean?
- noun
ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 12 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 COTANGENT
Single letters that turn COTANGENT 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 COTANGENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cotenant10
- coagent10
- cognate10
- cottage10
- connate9
- content9
- cogent9
- negaton8
- tangent8
- tonnage8
- ancone8
- cannot8
- canton8
- cottae8
- nocent8
- octane8
- octant8
- conga8
- conge8
- gannet7
- goetta7
- gotten7
- nonage7
- togate7
- ancon7
- canoe7
- canon7
- canto7
- cento7
- conte7
- cotan7
- cotta7
- enact7
- nonce7
- ocean7
- octan7
- octet7
- oncet7
- tacet7
- tecta7
- cage7
- notate6
- tenant6
- agent6
- agone6
- genoa6
- gonna6
- gotta6
- tango6
- togae6
- tonga6
- acne6
- cane6
- cant6
- cate6
- cent6
- coat6
- cone6
- conn6
- cote6
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