HOMOGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOMOGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOGAMY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOGAMY is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOGAMY
No single letter turns HOMOGAMY into another word.
How HOMOGAMY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMOGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOGAMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMOGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The tendency to mate or marry with similar partners; also, the ripening of a flower's male and female parts at the same time.
Sociologists use homogamy for couples who share class, education or background. Botanists use the same word for flowers whose stamens and pistils mature together, which favours self-pollination.
How HOMOGAMY is used
A specialist term in sociology, genetics and botany.
- Educational homogamy is common among graduates who marry.
- The study measured homogamy in age and income.
- In botany, homogamy can lead to self-pollination.
- Rising homogamy may widen the gap between social groups.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOGAMY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOGAMY
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Common questions about HOMOGAMY
- Is HOMOGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOGAMY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOGAMY worth?
- HOMOGAMY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOGAMY mean?
- The tendency to mate or marry with similar partners; also, the ripening of a flower's male and female parts at the same time.
- What letters can be added to HOMOGAMY?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOGAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMOGAMY:
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