EMBRYO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EMBRYO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBRYO?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBRYO is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBRYO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBRYO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMBRYO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does EMBRYO mean in Scrabble?
noun
An animal or plant in the earliest stage of development, before it is born, hatched or sprouted.
In people the word is usually kept for the first weeks after conception, after which doctors speak of a fetus instead. In a seed, the embryo is the tiny young plant folded up inside, waiting for water and warmth. The Greek roots of the word mean something swelling within. Writers also use embryo for any idea or project that has barely begun and may still grow into something larger.
How EMBRYO is used
Common in science and medicine; also used figuratively, often in the phrase "in embryo".
- The embryo was only a few millimetres long at that stage.
- Inside every bean seed lies a small embryo.
- The plan existed only in embryo when the committee first met.
- Scientists studied how the chick embryo forms its first heartbeat.
- Frozen embryo storage is a routine part of some fertility treatments.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBRYO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBRYO
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with EMBRYO.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBRYO
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Common questions about EMBRYO
- Is EMBRYO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBRYO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBRYO worth?
- EMBRYO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBRYO mean?
- An animal or plant in the earliest stage of development, before it is born, hatched or sprouted.
- What letters can be added to EMBRYO?
- EMBRYO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMBRYO:
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