ETHNOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ETHNOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETHNOLOGY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETHNOLOGY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETHNOLOGY
No single letter turns ETHNOLOGY into another word.
How ETHNOLOGY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ETHNOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETHNOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ETHNOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The branch of anthropology that compares peoples, their cultures, and how they differ and relate.
Where fieldwork may look at a single community, ethnology sets many cultures side by side and asks what they share. The field grew in the nineteenth century and has since changed its methods and its attitudes. Museums of ethnology still hold collections gathered by early researchers.
How ETHNOLOGY is used
Used in academic contexts about the comparative study of cultures.
- She took a degree in ethnology and spent a year among reindeer herders.
- The museum of ethnology reopened with a new gallery.
- Modern ethnology pays close attention to how communities describe themselves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETHNOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ETHNOLOGY
- Is ETHNOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETHNOLOGY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETHNOLOGY worth?
- ETHNOLOGY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETHNOLOGY mean?
- The branch of anthropology that compares peoples, their cultures, and how they differ and relate.
- What letters can be added to ETHNOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ETHNOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ETHNOLOGY:
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