GONOPORE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GONOPORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GONOPORE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GONOPORE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GONOPORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gonoporesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GONOPORE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GONOPORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GONOPORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GONOPORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A small external opening in an invertebrate, such as an insect or earthworm, through which eggs or sperm leave the body.
Biologists look for the gonopore when identifying species, since its position on the body differs between groups. It is the reproductive counterpart of other body openings, and in earthworms it sits on particular segments.
How GONOPORE is used
Gonopore appears almost only in zoology texts and anatomical descriptions of invertebrates.
- The male gonopore of the earthworm lies on a segment near the front of its body.
- Under the microscope the gonopore was clearly visible between two body plates.
- A key to the species relies partly on the shape of the gonopore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GONOPORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GONOPORE
1 longer words begin with GONOPORE.
Shorter words from the letters in GONOPORE
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Common questions about GONOPORE
- Is GONOPORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GONOPORE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GONOPORE worth?
- GONOPORE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GONOPORE mean?
- A small external opening in an invertebrate, such as an insect or earthworm, through which eggs or sperm leave the body.
- What letters can be added to GONOPORE?
- GONOPORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GONOPORE:
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