HOMOGENY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HOMOGENY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOGENY?
| 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 HOMOGENY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOGENY
No single letter turns HOMOGENY into another word.
How HOMOGENY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMOGENY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOGENY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMOGENY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Similarity of structure between parts or organisms because they share a common ancestor.
Biologists once used homogeny for resemblance that comes from shared descent rather than shared function. Today the more familiar word for the idea is homology.
How HOMOGENY is used
Homogeny is a dated technical term in biology, now less common than homology.
- The scientist explained the homogeny of the two limbs.
- Homogeny points to a shared ancestor.
- Old textbooks used homogeny where we now say homology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOGENY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOGENY
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Common questions about HOMOGENY
- Is HOMOGENY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOGENY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOGENY worth?
- HOMOGENY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOGENY mean?
- Similarity of structure between parts or organisms because they share a common ancestor.
- What letters can be added to HOMOGENY?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOGENY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMOGENY:
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