GEOGNOSY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GEOGNOSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEOGNOSY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEOGNOSY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEOGNOSY
No single letter turns GEOGNOSY into another word.
How GEOGNOSY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GEOGNOSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GEOGNOSY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GEOGNOSY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The older study that describes and classifies the rocks and structure of the earth.
Geognosy was a respected branch of natural science before geology took over its subject matter. Modern readers meet geognosy mainly in old treatises and in histories of how earth science developed.
How GEOGNOSY is used
The noun geognosy now appears chiefly in historical discussions of science.
- His lectures on geognosy covered the layers of rock beneath the mountains.
- The old textbook on geognosy listed minerals by their appearance.
- Few students today have heard of geognosy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEOGNOSY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GEOGNOSY
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Common questions about GEOGNOSY
- Is GEOGNOSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEOGNOSY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEOGNOSY worth?
- GEOGNOSY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEOGNOSY mean?
- The older study that describes and classifies the rocks and structure of the earth.
- What letters can be added to GEOGNOSY?
- No single letter can be added to GEOGNOSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GEOGNOSY:
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