HOMOGENEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HOMOGENEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOGENEOUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOGENEOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOGENEOUS
No single letter turns HOMOGENEOUS into another word.
How HOMOGENEOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOMOGENEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOGENEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMOGENEOUS
- HOMOGENEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMOGENEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made up of parts that are all of the same kind, or uniform throughout.
A homogeneous group has members who are alike, and a homogeneous mixture looks the same everywhere you sample it. It is the opposite of heterogeneous, which describes a varied mix.
How HOMOGENEOUS is used
Homogeneous is common in science, statistics and discussions of society and populations.
- Stir the paint until the mixture is homogeneous.
- The village had a fairly homogeneous population.
- Researchers wanted a homogeneous sample to avoid bias.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOGENEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMOGENEOUS
2 longer words begin with HOMOGENEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOGENEOUS
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Common questions about HOMOGENEOUS
- Is HOMOGENEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOGENEOUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOGENEOUS worth?
- HOMOGENEOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOGENEOUS mean?
- Made up of parts that are all of the same kind, or uniform throughout.
- What letters can be added to HOMOGENEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOGENEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOMOGENEOUS:
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