Is COTANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COTANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COTANS mean?
Cotans is a form of COTAN.
- noun
ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 8 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 COTANS
COTANS 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 COTANS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COTANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cantos8
- octans8
- ascon7
- ascot7
- canso7
- canst7
- canto7
- cants7
- coast7
- coats7
- costa7
- cotan7
- octan7
- scant7
- tacos7
- acts6
- cans6
- cant6
- cast6
- cats6
- coat6
- cons6
- cost6
- cots6
- ocas6
- scan6
- scat6
- scot6
- soca6
- taco6
- santo5
- act5
- can5
- cat5
- con5
- cos5
- cot5
- oca5
- sac5
- soc5
- ants4
- naos4
- nota4
- oast4
- oats4
- snot4
- stan4
- stoa4
- tans4
- taos4
- tons4
- tosa4
- ant3
- ats3
- nos3
- not3
- oat3
- ons3
- san3
- sat3
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