GENEALOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GENEALOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENEALOGY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENEALOGY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENEALOGY
No single letter turns GENEALOGY into another word.
How GENEALOGY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GENEALOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENEALOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GENEALOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The study of family history, or the line of descent traced from an ancestor.
Genealogy draws on records such as parish registers and censuses to build a family tree. It can mean the research itself or the finished pedigree.
How GENEALOGY is used
Used for family history as a hobby, a field of study and a written record.
- He spent his retirement researching his genealogy.
- The library has a section on genealogy.
- The royal genealogy goes back a thousand years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENEALOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GENEALOGY
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Common questions about GENEALOGY
- Is GENEALOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENEALOGY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENEALOGY worth?
- GENEALOGY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENEALOGY mean?
- The study of family history, or the line of descent traced from an ancestor.
- What letters can be added to GENEALOGY?
- No single letter can be added to GENEALOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GENEALOGY:
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