BENTHOS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BENTHOS 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 BENTHOS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENTHOS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENTHOS
No single letter turns BENTHOS into another word.
How BENTHOS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BENTHOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does BENTHOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The plants and animals that live on or near the bottom of a sea or lake.
Biologists use benthos as a collective term for bottom dwellers such as clams, worms and crabs, as opposed to the free-swimming life above. Changes in the benthos are often studied to judge how healthy a body of water is.
How BENTHOS is used
A scientific collective noun for organisms of the sea or lake floor.
- Pollution has damaged the benthos near the harbour.
- Scientists dredged mud to study the benthos of the bay.
- The benthos includes worms, snails and many tiny crustaceans.
- A rich benthos usually supports many fish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENTHOS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENTHOS
3 longer words begin with BENTHOS.
Shorter words from the letters in BENTHOS
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Common questions about BENTHOS
- Is BENTHOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENTHOS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENTHOS worth?
- BENTHOS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENTHOS mean?
- The plants and animals that live on or near the bottom of a sea or lake.
- What letters can be added to BENTHOS?
- No single letter can be added to BENTHOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BENTHOS:
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