ECOTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ECOTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECOTONE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECOTONE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECOTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ecotonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECOTONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ECOTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 120,307.
What stands out about ECOTONE
- ECOTONE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ECOTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A zone where two different ecological communities meet and blend into each other.
Where a forest gives way to grassland, the ecotone often holds species from both habitats plus a few found nowhere else. Ecologists study such borders because small changes in climate shift them first.
How ECOTONE is used
Ecotone is used in ecology and geography when describing the boundary belt between habitats such as marsh and woodland.
- The shoreline ecotone supports both marsh birds and woodland species.
- A narrow ecotone separates the alpine meadow from the spruce forest.
- Researchers mapped how the ecotone moved uphill over thirty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECOTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECOTONE
1 longer words begin with ECOTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECOTONE
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Common questions about ECOTONE
- Is ECOTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECOTONE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECOTONE worth?
- ECOTONE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECOTONE mean?
- A zone where two different ecological communities meet and blend into each other.
- What letters can be added to ECOTONE?
- ECOTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ECOTONE:
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