HETEROECISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HETEROECISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETEROECISM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETEROECISM is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROECISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heteroecismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETEROECISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HETEROECISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROECISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HETEROECISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A parasite's habit of living on two unrelated host species during different stages of its life cycle.
Rust fungi are the classic case of heteroecism, spending one stage on wheat and another on barberry. Knowing about heteroecism lets farmers break the cycle by removing the alternate host.
How HETEROECISM is used
Heteroecism is a specialist word in parasitology and plant pathology.
- Heteroecism explains why the fungus needs two different plants.
- The textbook illustrates heteroecism with a diagram of the life cycle.
- Removing the shrub ended the heteroecism that sustained the rust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETEROECISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HETEROECISM
1 longer words begin with HETEROECISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROECISM
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Common questions about HETEROECISM
- Is HETEROECISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETEROECISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETEROECISM worth?
- HETEROECISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETEROECISM mean?
- A parasite's habit of living on two unrelated host species during different stages of its life cycle.
- What letters can be added to HETEROECISM?
- HETEROECISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HETEROECISM:
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