CONGENER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CONGENER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONGENER?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONGENER is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONGENER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
congenersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONGENER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CONGENER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONGENER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONGENER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A person, thing or organism of the same kind or group as another.
Biologists use congener for species within one genus. In drinks chemistry it also means the minor chemical compounds in wine or spirits that give flavour and can worsen hangovers. The spelling cogener is a rare variant.
How CONGENER is used
Used in biology and chemistry, and sometimes in formal comparison.
- The wolf is a close congener of the domestic dog.
- Dark spirits contain more congener compounds than clear ones.
- The painter was a congener of the other Impressionists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONGENER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONGENER
5 longer words begin with CONGENER.
Shorter words from the letters in CONGENER
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Common questions about CONGENER
- Is CONGENER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONGENER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONGENER worth?
- CONGENER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONGENER mean?
- A person, thing or organism of the same kind or group as another.
- What letters can be added to CONGENER?
- CONGENER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CONGENER:
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