AUTOGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AUTOGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTOGAMY?
| 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 AUTOGAMY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTOGAMY
No single letter turns AUTOGAMY into another word.
How AUTOGAMY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUTOGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTOGAMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUTOGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower or the same plant.
Plants that rely on autogamy need no insects or wind to carry pollen between individuals. The trade-off is less genetic variety in the offspring.
How AUTOGAMY is used
A botanical term, where autogamy is contrasted with cross-pollination between separate plants.
- Autogamy lets the pea flower set seed before it even opens.
- The biologist compared autogamy with insect pollination.
- In a cold, bee-free valley autogamy may be the only option.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTOGAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTOGAMY
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Common questions about AUTOGAMY
- Is AUTOGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTOGAMY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTOGAMY worth?
- AUTOGAMY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTOGAMY mean?
- Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower or the same plant.
- What letters can be added to AUTOGAMY?
- No single letter can be added to AUTOGAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUTOGAMY:
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