ENTOMOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ENTOMOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENTOMOLOGY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENTOMOLOGY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENTOMOLOGY
No single letter turns ENTOMOLOGY into another word.
How ENTOMOLOGY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENTOMOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENTOMOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENTOMOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The branch of zoology that studies insects.
Entomology covers beetles, bees, butterflies and every other insect, and it supports farming, medicine and conservation. Do not confuse it with etymology, which deals with the origin of words.
How ENTOMOLOGY is used
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, and its experts are called entomologists.
- She studied entomology at university.
- A museum of entomology displayed thousands of pinned beetles.
- Advances in entomology helped control crop pests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENTOMOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ENTOMOLOGY
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Common questions about ENTOMOLOGY
- Is ENTOMOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENTOMOLOGY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENTOMOLOGY worth?
- ENTOMOLOGY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENTOMOLOGY mean?
- The branch of zoology that studies insects.
- What letters can be added to ENTOMOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ENTOMOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENTOMOLOGY:
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