GAMETE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GAMETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMETE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMETE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMETE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMETE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GAMETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,745.
What does GAMETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reproductive cell, such as a sperm or an egg, that joins with a cell of the opposite kind to start a new organism.
Biologists use gamete for the specialised cells that carry half of an organism's genetic material. When a male gamete fuses with a female gamete, the result is a zygote with a full set of chromosomes. The term comes from a Greek word for a spouse, which fits the idea of two cells pairing up. In plants the gamete forms inside pollen grains and ovules, while in animals it develops in the gonads.
How GAMETE is used
A standard term in biology and medicine; seldom met outside textbooks and scientific writing.
- Each gamete carries only one copy of every chromosome.
- The sperm is the male gamete in most animals.
- A single gamete cannot grow into an adult without fusing with another.
- The lecture explained how a gamete forms during meiosis.
- Damage to a gamete can lead to problems in the embryo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAMETE
The 6 tiles of GAMETE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAMETE
1 longer words begin with GAMETE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMETE
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Common questions about GAMETE
- Is GAMETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMETE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMETE worth?
- GAMETE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMETE mean?
- A reproductive cell, such as a sperm or an egg, that joins with a cell of the opposite kind to start a new organism.
- What letters can be added to GAMETE?
- GAMETE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GAMETE:
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