BIOGENETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BIOGENETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOGENETIC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOGENETIC is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOGENETIC
Front hooks — 1
abiogeneticBack hooks — 1
biogeneticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOGENETIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BIOGENETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIOGENETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIOGENETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to biogenesis, the principle that living things arise only from other living things.
Biogenetic can refer to the old idea that life never comes from lifeless matter, or more loosely to the origin and development of living organisms. It is a scientific adjective found in biology texts.
How BIOGENETIC is used
Biogenetic mostly appears in the phrase biogenetic law and in older biology writing.
- The biogenetic view rejected spontaneous generation.
- Haeckel proposed a so-called biogenetic law of development.
- The paper reviews biogenetic theories of the nineteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOGENETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOGENETIC
3 longer words begin with BIOGENETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOGENETIC
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Common questions about BIOGENETIC
- Is BIOGENETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOGENETIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOGENETIC worth?
- BIOGENETIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOGENETIC mean?
- Relating to biogenesis, the principle that living things arise only from other living things.
- What letters can be added to BIOGENETIC?
- BIOGENETIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BIOGENETIC:
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