ACROGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACROGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACROGEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACROGEN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACROGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acrogensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACROGEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACROGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does ACROGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, that grows from the tip of its stem.
Older botany books grouped ferns and mosses together as an acrogen because new growth appears only at the apex. The term has largely given way to modern classifications.
How ACROGEN is used
It is a dated botanical term found in older textbooks.
- The fern is a typical acrogen with fronds that unroll from the tip.
- Nineteenth-century botanists listed every moss as an acrogen.
- An acrogen produces spores rather than seeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACROGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACROGEN
The 7 tiles of ACROGEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACROGEN
4 longer words begin with ACROGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in ACROGEN
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Common questions about ACROGEN
- Is ACROGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACROGEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACROGEN worth?
- ACROGEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACROGEN mean?
- A flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, that grows from the tip of its stem.
- What letters can be added to ACROGEN?
- ACROGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACROGEN:
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