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COGNOMEN

8 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

COGNOMEN is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

noun
  1. historicalA personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
    • Julius Caesar's actual name was Gaius Iulius Caesar. Gaius was his praenomen or forename, Iulius his nomen or surname, and Caesar his cognomen, denoting which part of the Iulius family he belonged to.
  2. humorousliterarySynonym of nickname, any epithet used similar to the Roman cognomina.
  3. humorousliteraryuncommonSynonym of surname, a family name.