GAMETANGIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GAMETANGIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMETANGIUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMETANGIUM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMETANGIUM
No single letter turns GAMETANGIUM into another word.
How GAMETANGIUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GAMETANGIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAMETANGIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAMETANGIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
A cell or organ in algae, fungi, mosses and ferns in which reproductive cells are produced.
The gametangium is the structure that makes gametes in simple plants and fungi, much as gonads do in animals. In mosses and ferns the male version is called an antheridium and the female an archegonium.
How GAMETANGIUM is used
Gametangium is a botanical term found in biology textbooks, with the plural gametangia.
- Each gametangium releases its cells when the surface is wet.
- The fern's gametangium is tiny and found on the underside of the prothallus.
- Under the microscope the gametangium looked like a small swollen sac.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMETANGIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMETANGIUM
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Common questions about GAMETANGIUM
- Is GAMETANGIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMETANGIUM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMETANGIUM worth?
- GAMETANGIUM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMETANGIUM mean?
- A cell or organ in algae, fungi, mosses and ferns in which reproductive cells are produced.
- What letters can be added to GAMETANGIUM?
- No single letter can be added to GAMETANGIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GAMETANGIUM:
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