HERPETOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HERPETOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERPETOLOGY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERPETOLOGY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERPETOLOGY
No single letter turns HERPETOLOGY into another word.
How HERPETOLOGY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HERPETOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERPETOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HERPETOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians.
Herpetology brings together the study of snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs and salamanders. Its researchers do fieldwork in swamps and deserts as well as lab work on venom and conservation.
How HERPETOLOGY is used
A scientific term; the practitioner is called a herpetologist.
- She studied herpetology at university before joining the zoo.
- Herpetology depends heavily on careful fieldwork at night.
- The museum has a fine collection for the study of herpetology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERPETOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HERPETOLOGY
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Common questions about HERPETOLOGY
- Is HERPETOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERPETOLOGY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERPETOLOGY worth?
- HERPETOLOGY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERPETOLOGY mean?
- The branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians.
- What letters can be added to HERPETOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to HERPETOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HERPETOLOGY:
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