AREOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AREOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AREOLOGY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AREOLOGY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AREOLOGY
No single letter turns AREOLOGY into another word.
How AREOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AREOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AREOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AREOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The scientific study of the planet Mars, including its surface and geology.
Areology takes its name from Ares, the Greek god whose Roman counterpart gave Mars its name, and so it is the Martian counterpart of geology. Researchers in this field study rocks, valleys and ice on the red planet. The word is far less common than planetary science.
How AREOLOGY is used
Areology is used in science writing and fiction about the study of Mars.
- She chose areology as her career after seeing the first rover images.
- Advances in areology depend on data sent back by orbiters.
- A conference on areology drew researchers from many countries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AREOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AREOLOGY
The 8 tiles of AREOLOGY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in AREOLOGY
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Common questions about AREOLOGY
- Is AREOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AREOLOGY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AREOLOGY worth?
- AREOLOGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AREOLOGY mean?
- The scientific study of the planet Mars, including its surface and geology.
- What letters can be added to AREOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to AREOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AREOLOGY:
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