GARBOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GARBOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARBOLOGY?
| 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 GARBOLOGY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARBOLOGY
No single letter turns GARBOLOGY into another word.
How GARBOLOGY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GARBOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARBOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GARBOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The study of a society by examining the rubbish it throws away.
Garbology treats bins and landfills as evidence: what people discard reveals what they eat, buy and waste. Researchers have used it to measure recycling habits and food waste.
How GARBOLOGY is used
The term garbology is used by archaeologists and waste researchers, sometimes with a smile.
- A professor of garbology sorted tons of household waste.
- Garbology showed that families discard a surprising amount of bread.
- He took a course in garbology out of curiosity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARBOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GARBOLOGY
Showing 40 of 174. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about GARBOLOGY
- Is GARBOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARBOLOGY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARBOLOGY worth?
- GARBOLOGY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARBOLOGY mean?
- The study of a society by examining the rubbish it throws away.
- What letters can be added to GARBOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to GARBOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GARBOLOGY:
Open GARBOLOGY in the Word Finder