ANISOGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANISOGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANISOGAMY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANISOGAMY is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANISOGAMY
No single letter turns ANISOGAMY into another word.
How ANISOGAMY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANISOGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANISOGAMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANISOGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Sexual reproduction in which the two fusing gametes differ in size or form, as with a small sperm and a large egg.
Anisogamy is the usual pattern in animals and many plants, where one sex produces small, mobile cells and the other large, nutrient-rich ones. It stands in contrast to isogamy, in which the gametes look alike.
How ANISOGAMY is used
Used in biology and evolutionary theory.
- Anisogamy explains why eggs are much larger than sperm.
- Biologists study anisogamy to understand the origin of the sexes.
- In algae, anisogamy can be seen between unequal gametes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANISOGAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANISOGAMY
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Common questions about ANISOGAMY
- Is ANISOGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANISOGAMY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANISOGAMY worth?
- ANISOGAMY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANISOGAMY mean?
- Sexual reproduction in which the two fusing gametes differ in size or form, as with a small sperm and a large egg.
- What letters can be added to ANISOGAMY?
- No single letter can be added to ANISOGAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANISOGAMY:
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