AUTOTOMY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AUTOTOMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTOTOMY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTOTOMY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTOTOMY
No single letter turns AUTOTOMY into another word.
How AUTOTOMY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUTOTOMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTOTOMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUTOTOMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The deliberate shedding of a body part by an animal to escape a predator.
Autotomy lets a lizard leave its wriggling tail in an attacker's grip while it runs away. Crabs and some sea stars use it too, and the lost part can often grow back.
How AUTOTOMY is used
A zoological term for self-amputation as a defence.
- Tail autotomy saved the gecko from the cat.
- Autotomy is common among lizards and some crabs.
- The biologist studied how quickly autotomy occurs under threat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTOTOMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTOTOMY
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Common questions about AUTOTOMY
- Is AUTOTOMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTOTOMY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTOTOMY worth?
- AUTOTOMY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTOTOMY mean?
- The deliberate shedding of a body part by an animal to escape a predator.
- What letters can be added to AUTOTOMY?
- No single letter can be added to AUTOTOMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUTOTOMY:
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