cognation
Cognation can refer to line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family or (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
CO
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “COGNATION” Mean?
/kɒɡˈneɪʃən/
cognation has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesline of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Synonyms
(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
Synonyms
Synonyms for COGNATION
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
C, O, G, N, A, T, I, O, N
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆COGNATION has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆COGNATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆COGNATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆COGNATION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBD
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
CO, OG, GN, NA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
COG, OGN, GNA, NAT, ATI, TIO, ION
Crossword Intelligence
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