Definition of cognation

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cognation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• cognation is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• cognation is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of cognation

• (anthropology) related by blood (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. blood kinship
  2. consanguinity
• line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. enation
  2. matrilineage

See definition of cognation in Merriam Webster