CHAETOGNATH is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CHAETOGNATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAETOGNATH?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAETOGNATH is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAETOGNATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chaetognathsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAETOGNATH scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CHAETOGNATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHAETOGNATH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHAETOGNATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, transparent, torpedo-shaped marine animal with grasping spines around its mouth, commonly known as an arrow worm.
A chaetognath is a hunter of the plankton, darting after tiny crustaceans in the open sea. Its name comes from Greek words for bristle and jaw, which points to the curved spines it uses to seize prey.
How CHAETOGNATH is used
A technical word of marine biology and zoology.
- Under the microscope, the chaetognath looked like a glass arrow.
- A chaetognath can eat small copepods in great numbers.
- The scientist counted every chaetognath in the water sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAETOGNATH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAETOGNATH
1 longer words begin with CHAETOGNATH.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAETOGNATH
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Common questions about CHAETOGNATH
- Is CHAETOGNATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAETOGNATH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAETOGNATH worth?
- CHAETOGNATH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAETOGNATH mean?
- A small, transparent, torpedo-shaped marine animal with grasping spines around its mouth, commonly known as an arrow worm.
- What letters can be added to CHAETOGNATH?
- CHAETOGNATH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CHAETOGNATH:
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