ECTOGENESIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ECTOGENESIS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
e1c3t1o1g2e1n1e1s1i1s1
Depends on the listECTOGENESIS · 11 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ECTOGENESIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.27
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.09%
Our own measure of how useful ECTOGENESIS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECTOGENESIS
No single letter turns ECTOGENESIS into another word.
How ECTOGENESIS scores
Scrabble e1c3t1o1g2e1n1e1s1i1s1 14
Words with Friends e1c4t1o1g3e1n2e1s1i1s1 17
Face value of the 11 tiles in ECTOGENESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECTOGENESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ECTOGENESIS
ectogenies13 cosseting12 ectogenes12 icestones11 seicentos11 egestions10 cognises11 congests11 costings11 ectogene11 egencies11 escoting11 genetics11 gnostics11 centeses10 centesis10 coesites10 esnecies10 icestone10 sections10 seicento10 senecios10 egestion9 egotises9 genoises9 eensiest8 essonite8 cessing10 cognise10 coignes10 congees10 congest10 cosigns10 costing10 egences10 genetic10 gnostic10 cenotes9 cession9 coesite9
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Common questions about ECTOGENESIS
- Is ECTOGENESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECTOGENESIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECTOGENESIS worth?
- ECTOGENESIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ECTOGENESIS?
- No single letter can be added to ECTOGENESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ECTOGENESIS:
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