GAMETOPHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. GAMETOPHORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMETOPHORE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMETOPHORE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMETOPHORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gametophoresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMETOPHORE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GAMETOPHORE, 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 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAMETOPHORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAMETOPHORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A leafy upright branch of a moss or similar plant that carries the organs producing sex cells.
The gametophore is the visible, leafy part of a moss that most people recognise. Botanists distinguish it from the spore-bearing stalk that grows out of it later. The word is rare outside plant biology textbooks.
How GAMETOPHORE is used
Used in botany for the leafy, gamete-bearing shoot of bryophytes.
- Each gametophore of the moss bore tiny reproductive structures at its tip.
- Under the microscope, the gametophore showed neat spirals of leaves.
- A mature gametophore can survive weeks without rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMETOPHORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMETOPHORE
1 longer words begin with GAMETOPHORE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMETOPHORE
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Common questions about GAMETOPHORE
- Is GAMETOPHORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMETOPHORE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMETOPHORE worth?
- GAMETOPHORE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMETOPHORE mean?
- A leafy upright branch of a moss or similar plant that carries the organs producing sex cells.
- What letters can be added to GAMETOPHORE?
- GAMETOPHORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GAMETOPHORE:
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