ENDOGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ENDOGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENDOGAMY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENDOGAMY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENDOGAMY
No single letter turns ENDOGAMY into another word.
How ENDOGAMY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENDOGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENDOGAMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENDOGAMY
- All 8 letters of ENDOGAMY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENDOGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The custom of marrying only within one's own tribe, clan or social group.
Anthropologists study endogamy to see how communities keep property, faith and identity within a closed circle. Its opposite is exogamy, where a person must marry outside the group.
How ENDOGAMY is used
Used in anthropology and sociology; in biology it can also mean inbreeding.
- Caste endogamy has shaped marriage patterns for centuries.
- The tribe practised strict endogamy.
- Her essay compared endogamy and exogamy in two societies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENDOGAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ENDOGAMY
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Common questions about ENDOGAMY
- Is ENDOGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENDOGAMY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENDOGAMY worth?
- ENDOGAMY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENDOGAMY mean?
- The custom of marrying only within one's own tribe, clan or social group.
- What letters can be added to ENDOGAMY?
- No single letter can be added to ENDOGAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENDOGAMY:
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