EMBRYON is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EMBRYON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBRYON?
| 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 EMBRYON is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBRYON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
embryonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBRYON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMBRYON, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does EMBRYON mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old form of the word embryo: a young living thing in its earliest stage of growth.
Older books spell embryon with a final n where modern writers use embryo. It may refer to the first stage of an animal or plant, or figuratively to an idea not yet developed. Readers who meet embryon today are almost always reading a text from earlier centuries.
How EMBRYON is used
Seen in older texts as an alternative spelling of embryo.
- The old surgeon described the embryon in detail.
- The plan was still only an embryon of an idea.
- In the seed lay the embryon of a future oak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBRYON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBRYON
6 longer words begin with EMBRYON.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBRYON
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Common questions about EMBRYON
- Is EMBRYON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBRYON, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBRYON worth?
- EMBRYON is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBRYON mean?
- An old form of the word embryo: a young living thing in its earliest stage of growth.
- What letters can be added to EMBRYON?
- EMBRYON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMBRYON:
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