ETIOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ETIOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETIOLOGY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETIOLOGY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETIOLOGY
Front hooks — 1
aetiologyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ETIOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ETIOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETIOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ETIOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The study of causes, especially the cause of a disease.
Doctors speak of the etiology of an illness when they trace what brings it about, such as a virus or a gene. The word also reaches beyond medicine to myths and stories that explain how something began.
How ETIOLOGY is used
American spelling; British writers use aetiology.
- The etiology of the disease remains unclear.
- Researchers studied the etiology of the outbreak.
- The myth offers an etiology for the changing seasons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETIOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ETIOLOGY
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Common questions about ETIOLOGY
- Is ETIOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETIOLOGY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETIOLOGY worth?
- ETIOLOGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETIOLOGY mean?
- The study of causes, especially the cause of a disease.
- What letters can be added to ETIOLOGY?
- ETIOLOGY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ETIOLOGY:
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