AGAMETE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AGAMETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGAMETE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGAMETE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGAMETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agametesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGAMETE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AGAMETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does AGAMETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reproductive cell that forms new individuals without fusing with another cell.
In some single-celled organisms an agamete divides or develops alone, with no sexual partner involved. The term appears in specialist descriptions of protozoan life cycles.
How AGAMETE is used
It is a narrow biological term seen in parasitology and zoology.
- Each agamete grows into a new organism by itself.
- The life cycle includes an agamete stage.
- Unlike a gamete, an agamete needs no mate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGAMETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AGAMETE
The 7 tiles of AGAMETE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AGAMETE
1 longer words begin with AGAMETE.
Shorter words from the letters in AGAMETE
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Common questions about AGAMETE
- Is AGAMETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGAMETE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGAMETE worth?
- AGAMETE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGAMETE mean?
- A reproductive cell that forms new individuals without fusing with another cell.
- What letters can be added to AGAMETE?
- AGAMETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AGAMETE:
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