CARPOGONIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CARPOGONIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARPOGONIUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARPOGONIUM is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARPOGONIUM
No single letter turns CARPOGONIUM into another word.
How CARPOGONIUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARPOGONIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARPOGONIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARPOGONIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The one-celled female reproductive organ of red algae.
A carpogonium holds the egg and ends in a thread that receives the male cell. After fertilisation it gives rise to spores, which is a key step in the life cycle of red seaweeds.
How CARPOGONIUM is used
Used only in botany texts about red algae; plural carpogonia.
- The carpogonium of the red alga is visible under a microscope.
- Each carpogonium receives a male cell on its long thread.
- Students drew a labelled carpogonium for the biology exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARPOGONIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about CARPOGONIUM
- Is CARPOGONIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARPOGONIUM, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARPOGONIUM worth?
- CARPOGONIUM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARPOGONIUM mean?
- The one-celled female reproductive organ of red algae.
- What letters can be added to CARPOGONIUM?
- No single letter can be added to CARPOGONIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARPOGONIUM:
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