EGESTION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EGESTION 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 EGESTION?
| 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 EGESTION is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGESTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
egestionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EGESTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EGESTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EGESTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EGESTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The act of expelling undigested material or waste from the body of an organism.
Biology texts set egestion against ingestion, the taking in of food. It is distinct from excretion of metabolic waste made inside cells, since egestion deals with matter that was never absorbed.
How EGESTION is used
Used mainly in biology and physiology when describing how organisms get rid of waste.
- The textbook diagram showed ingestion at one end of the gut and egestion at the other.
- Egestion in an amoeba happens when the cell membrane releases leftover particles.
- Students often confuse egestion with excretion in exam answers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGESTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EGESTION
1 longer words begin with EGESTION.
Shorter words from the letters in EGESTION
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Common questions about EGESTION
- Is EGESTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGESTION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGESTION worth?
- EGESTION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGESTION mean?
- The act of expelling undigested material or waste from the body of an organism.
- What letters can be added to EGESTION?
- EGESTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EGESTION:
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