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Cognates

c 3o 1g 2n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Less common · plural of cognate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does cognates mean?

noun

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

    Synonymsblood relationblood relativesib

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

    Synonymscognate word

Definitions shown for cognate, the base form of cognates.

Is COGNATES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is COGNATES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3o 1g 2n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
c 4o 1g 3n 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
c 4o 1g 3n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3o 1g 4n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in COGNATES

Anagrams 1

coagents

Words that end like COGNATES

Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

relatesupdatestranslatescollatesmigratesdebatesdonateslocatesrotatestruncatesfrustratesreinstatesclimatescrematesdeflatesdictatesfrigatesinflatesmagnatesmandatesnarratesnitratesplacatesprimates
All words ending in -ATES

Cognates: quick answers

Is COGNATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COGNATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COGNATES worth?
COGNATES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cognates mean?
cognates is the plural of cognate, which means “one related by blood or origin”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COGNATES?
You can make 366 shorter words from COGNATES, such as COAGENT, COGNATE, CONGEST, CAGOTS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of COGNATES?
COGNATES rearranges into COAGENTS.