BIOPHILIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BIOPHILIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOPHILIA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOPHILIA is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOPHILIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biophiliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOPHILIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIOPHILIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIOPHILIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIOPHILIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An inborn human tendency to feel drawn to nature and other living things.
The biologist E. O. Wilson popularised biophilia as an explanation for why people feel calmer among trees, animals and running water. Architects now cite it when they add plants and natural light to offices and hospitals.
How BIOPHILIA is used
Used in biology, psychology, architecture and environmental writing.
- Biophilia may explain why a view of trees helps patients recover.
- The designer drew on biophilia when planning the green office.
- Many writers link biophilia to our need for time outdoors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOPHILIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOPHILIA
1 longer words begin with BIOPHILIA.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOPHILIA
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Common questions about BIOPHILIA
- Is BIOPHILIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOPHILIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOPHILIA worth?
- BIOPHILIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOPHILIA mean?
- An inborn human tendency to feel drawn to nature and other living things.
- What letters can be added to BIOPHILIA?
- BIOPHILIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIOPHILIA:
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