Cootie

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts6 letters
Definition of Cootie

noun

  1. A louse (Pediculus humanus).
  2. A louse (Pediculus humanus).
  3. (usually in the plural) Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).

    "I’m not drinking from his glass until I wash the cooties off it."

  4. A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).
  5. A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.
Anagrams of Cootie

No exact anagrams found for "cootie". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cootie" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Cootie"

Cootie is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Cootie" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cootie" is a low-scoring word.