BIOGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BIOGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOGENIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOGENIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOGENIC
Front hooks — 1
abiogenicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BIOGENIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIOGENIC, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIOGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIOGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Produced by living organisms or by biological processes.
Geologists speak of biogenic limestone formed from shells and corals. Biogenic is the opposite of a purely mineral or chemical origin, which scientists call abiotic.
How BIOGENIC is used
Biogenic is a scientific term used in geology, chemistry and ecology.
- Chalk is a biogenic rock built from tiny sea creatures.
- Biogenic methane rises from marshes and rice fields.
- The sample showed signs of biogenic origin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOGENIC
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Common questions about BIOGENIC
- Is BIOGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOGENIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOGENIC worth?
- BIOGENIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOGENIC mean?
- Produced by living organisms or by biological processes.
- What letters can be added to BIOGENIC?
- BIOGENIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIOGENIC:
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