ARCHAEOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ARCHAEOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHAEOLOGY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHAEOLOGY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHAEOLOGY
No single letter turns ARCHAEOLOGY into another word.
How ARCHAEOLOGY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ARCHAEOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHAEOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCHAEOLOGY
- ARCHAEOLOGY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARCHAEOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The study of past human life through excavation and analysis of buildings, tools and other remains.
Archaeology reconstructs how people lived by examining what they left behind, especially where no written record survives. Fieldwork, dating methods and careful recording of finds are central to it.
How ARCHAEOLOGY is used
Archaeology is the usual spelling in British English and academic usage, with archeology common in American writing.
- She studied archaeology at university.
- Underwater archaeology revealed a sunken Roman ship.
- Modern archaeology relies on radiocarbon dating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHAEOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHAEOLOGY
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Common questions about ARCHAEOLOGY
- Is ARCHAEOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHAEOLOGY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHAEOLOGY worth?
- ARCHAEOLOGY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHAEOLOGY mean?
- The study of past human life through excavation and analysis of buildings, tools and other remains.
- What letters can be added to ARCHAEOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ARCHAEOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ARCHAEOLOGY:
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