cognate
NOUNADJECTIVE
/kɑgneɪt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
cognate is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1G2N1A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does cognate mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Related by blood.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Related in nature.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
3
Having the same ancestral language.
“cognate languages”
SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of cognate
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