DICHOGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. DICHOGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICHOGAMY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICHOGAMY is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICHOGAMY
No single letter turns DICHOGAMY into another word.
How DICHOGAMY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DICHOGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICHOGAMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DICHOGAMY
- All 9 letters of DICHOGAMY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DICHOGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The ripening of a flower's male and female parts at different times, which prevents self-pollination.
Through dichogamy, a flower sheds its pollen before its own stigma is ready, or the other way round. The arrangement of dichogamy pushes pollinators to carry pollen between separate plants.
How DICHOGAMY is used
A technical word used in botany and plant breeding.
- Dichogamy helps the plant avoid fertilising itself.
- The botanist noted dichogamy in the flowers of the sample.
- Many plants rely on dichogamy to promote cross-pollination.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICHOGAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DICHOGAMY
Showing 40 of 214. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DICHOGAMY
- Is DICHOGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICHOGAMY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICHOGAMY worth?
- DICHOGAMY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICHOGAMY mean?
- The ripening of a flower's male and female parts at different times, which prevents self-pollination.
- What letters can be added to DICHOGAMY?
- No single letter can be added to DICHOGAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DICHOGAMY:
Open DICHOGAMY in the Word Finder