CETOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CETOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CETOLOGY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CETOLOGY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CETOLOGY
No single letter turns CETOLOGY into another word.
How CETOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CETOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CETOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CETOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The branch of zoology that studies whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Cetology draws on biology, sound recording and ocean tracking to learn how these animals live. The word is famous from Moby-Dick, where one chapter is devoted to the classification of whales.
How CETOLOGY is used
Used in marine biology and in literary discussion of whales.
- She studied cetology at a marine institute.
- Modern cetology relies on underwater microphones.
- The novel includes a long chapter on cetology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CETOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CETOLOGY
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Common questions about CETOLOGY
- Is CETOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CETOLOGY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CETOLOGY worth?
- CETOLOGY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CETOLOGY mean?
- The branch of zoology that studies whales, dolphins and porpoises.
- What letters can be added to CETOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to CETOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CETOLOGY:
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