ECOTONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ECOTONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECOTONAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECOTONAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECOTONAL
No single letter turns ECOTONAL into another word.
How ECOTONAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ECOTONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECOTONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECOTONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to an ecotone, the transition zone where two different ecological communities meet.
Ecotonal habitats, such as the edge between forest and meadow, often hold species from both neighbours. The word turns up in ecology papers describing these borderlands and the mixing that happens there.
How ECOTONAL is used
Used in ecology to describe boundary zones, species or vegetation found at such a meeting point.
- The ecotonal strip along the river supports unusual plant mixtures.
- Birdwatchers favour the ecotonal margin of the marsh.
- Climate change is shifting the ecotonal boundary uphill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECOTONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ECOTONAL
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Common questions about ECOTONAL
- Is ECOTONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECOTONAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECOTONAL worth?
- ECOTONAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECOTONAL mean?
- Relating to an ecotone, the transition zone where two different ecological communities meet.
- What letters can be added to ECOTONAL?
- No single letter can be added to ECOTONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ECOTONAL:
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