BIOSPHERE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BIOSPHERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOSPHERE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOSPHERE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOSPHERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biospheresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOSPHERE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIOSPHERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIOSPHERE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIOSPHERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The zone of land, water and air around the earth where living things exist.
The biosphere is a thin film compared with the planet itself, yet it holds every forest, ocean and city. The word also names sealed artificial habitats built to test whether people could live inside a self-contained ecosystem.
How BIOSPHERE is used
Used in ecology, geography and environmental discussion of the whole living world.
- Pollution threatens the health of the entire biosphere.
- Scientists study how carbon moves through the biosphere.
- The glass dome was built as a small artificial biosphere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOSPHERE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOSPHERE
1 longer words begin with BIOSPHERE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOSPHERE
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Common questions about BIOSPHERE
- Is BIOSPHERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOSPHERE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOSPHERE worth?
- BIOSPHERE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOSPHERE mean?
- The zone of land, water and air around the earth where living things exist.
- What letters can be added to BIOSPHERE?
- BIOSPHERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIOSPHERE:
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