Definitions For Cocoon

noun

  • Silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
  • A covering usually made of silk which some insects (such as caterpillars) make around themselves to protect them while they grow
  • Something that covers or protects a person or thing

verb

  • Wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
  • Retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
  • To cover or protect (someone or something) completely
  • To spend time at home instead of going out for other activities

Is Cocoons a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Cocoon is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Cocoon in a Sentence

  • The child was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets.
  • The movie star was surrounded by a protective cocoon of bodyguards.
  • Americans are spending more time cocooning at home in recent years.
  • Cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could

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