COCHINEAL

What COCHINEAL Means

1. noun: a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
2. noun: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

COCHINEAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 C3 H4 I1 N1 E1 A1 L1.

Anagrams of COCHINEAL (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In COCHINEAL

289 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (19)

6 letter words (36)

5 letter words (64)

4 letter words (92)

3 letter words (50)

2 letter words (26)

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