BRYOZOAN is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. BRYOZOAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRYOZOAN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRYOZOAN is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRYOZOAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bryozoansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRYOZOAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRYOZOAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRYOZOAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRYOZOAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A tiny water animal that lives in fixed colonies, often forming mossy or lacy crusts on rocks and seaweed.
Each bryozoan feeds with a ring of tentacles and multiplies by budding, so a colony grows from one founder. Because their skeletons fossilise well, they are common in ancient limestone.
How BRYOZOAN is used
Bryozoan is used in marine biology and geology, often called a moss animal.
- A bryozoan colony coated the underside of the pier.
- The geologist found a fossil bryozoan in the limestone.
- Under the lens, each bryozoan showed a tiny crown of tentacles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRYOZOAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRYOZOAN
1 longer words begin with BRYOZOAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BRYOZOAN
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Common questions about BRYOZOAN
- Is BRYOZOAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRYOZOAN, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRYOZOAN worth?
- BRYOZOAN is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRYOZOAN mean?
- A tiny water animal that lives in fixed colonies, often forming mossy or lacy crusts on rocks and seaweed.
- What letters can be added to BRYOZOAN?
- BRYOZOAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRYOZOAN:
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