HERBIVORY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HERBIVORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERBIVORY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERBIVORY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERBIVORY
No single letter turns HERBIVORY into another word.
How HERBIVORY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HERBIVORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERBIVORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HERBIVORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The practice of feeding on plants.
Herbivory shapes whole ecosystems, because grazing changes which plants survive and spread. Ecologists measure it by the damage animals do to leaves and shoots.
How HERBIVORY is used
Herbivory is a scientific term, often seen with words like insect, grazing or plant defence.
- Heavy herbivory by deer changed the forest floor.
- Plants produce bitter chemicals to discourage herbivory.
- Insects account for much of the herbivory in the meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERBIVORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HERBIVORY
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Common questions about HERBIVORY
- Is HERBIVORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERBIVORY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERBIVORY worth?
- HERBIVORY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERBIVORY mean?
- The practice of feeding on plants.
- What letters can be added to HERBIVORY?
- No single letter can be added to HERBIVORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HERBIVORY:
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