HOMOLOGOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOMOLOGOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOLOGOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOLOGOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOLOGOUS
No single letter turns HOMOLOGOUS into another word.
How HOMOLOGOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOMOLOGOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOLOGOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMOLOGOUS
- The letter O appears four times in HOMOLOGOUS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMOLOGOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a similar position, structure or origin, even if the function differs.
A bat's wing and a human arm are homologous because they share the same bones from a common ancestor. In genetics, homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange material.
How HOMOLOGOUS is used
Used in biology, genetics and chemistry.
- The arm and the flipper are homologous limbs.
- Homologous chromosomes line up during cell division.
- Chemists study a homologous series of alcohols.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOLOGOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOLOGOUS
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Common questions about HOMOLOGOUS
- Is HOMOLOGOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOLOGOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOLOGOUS worth?
- HOMOLOGOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOLOGOUS mean?
- Having a similar position, structure or origin, even if the function differs.
- What letters can be added to HOMOLOGOUS?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOLOGOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOMOLOGOUS:
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