BIOTA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BIOTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOTA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOTA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biotasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BIOTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does BIOTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period, considered together as a whole.
Ecologists prefer biota when they want to talk about all the living organisms of a place at once, animals and plants together, rather than using flora and fauna, which traditionally separate the two. A geological or fossil biota describes the full community of ancient organisms known from a particular rock layer or period, letting scientists compare entire ecosystems across time. Because biota covers microorganisms and fungi as well as plants and animals, it is often the more precise word when a study needs to include every form of life in a habitat.
How BIOTA is used
A technical term common in ecology, biology, and geology, used to describe the combined animal and plant life of a place or period.
- The survey catalogued the biota of the wetland over three field seasons.
- Fossil biota from the site included both plants and small marine animals.
- Climate change is reshaping the biota of many mountain regions.
- The report compared the biota of the island before and after the storm.
- Soil biota plays a crucial role in breaking down dead plant matter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOTA
1 longer words begin with BIOTA.
Words ending in BIOTA
2 words end in BIOTA. Useful as a back hook: play BIOTA onto a word already on the board.
Words with BIOTA inside
4 words contain BIOTA in the middle. Words that start with BIOTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOTA
Common questions about BIOTA
- Is BIOTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOTA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOTA worth?
- BIOTA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOTA mean?
- The animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period, considered together as a whole.
- What letters can be added to BIOTA?
- BIOTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BIOTA:
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