ETHOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ETHOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETHOLOGY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETHOLOGY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETHOLOGY
No single letter turns ETHOLOGY into another word.
How ETHOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ETHOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETHOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ETHOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The scientific study of animal behaviour, especially in natural conditions.
Ethology looks at instinct, communication and habits as animals live in the wild, not in a laboratory. Famous researchers in the field studied geese, bees and apes.
How ETHOLOGY is used
Used in biology and psychology courses and nature writing.
- Ethology teaches us why birds migrate.
- He took a university course in ethology.
- A chapter on ethology explains how wolves hunt in packs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETHOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETHOLOGY
The 8 tiles of ETHOLOGY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ETHOLOGY
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Common questions about ETHOLOGY
- Is ETHOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETHOLOGY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETHOLOGY worth?
- ETHOLOGY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETHOLOGY mean?
- The scientific study of animal behaviour, especially in natural conditions.
- What letters can be added to ETHOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ETHOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ETHOLOGY:
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