IMAGO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IMAGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMAGO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMAGO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMAGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imagosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMAGO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IMAGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does IMAGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The final, fully developed adult stage of an insect after it completes metamorphosis.
An imago has finished growing and, in species with complete metamorphosis such as butterflies and beetles, emerges from the pupa with fully formed wings and reproductive organs ready for mating and, in many species, flight. Entomologists use imago specifically for this last life stage to distinguish it from the earlier larval and pupal forms, which can look completely different from the adult. The same word, borrowed by early psychologists, also names an idealized mental picture of a person, usually a parent, formed in childhood and carried unconsciously into adult life.
How IMAGO is used
Mainly technical, used in entomology for the adult insect stage and, in a separate sense, in psychology.
- The imago broke free of its cocoon and dried its wings in the sun.
- Researchers counted how many larvae survived to become an imago.
- Unlike the caterpillar, the imago of this moth cannot feed at all.
- The exhibit traced the life cycle from egg through imago.
- In therapy, he discussed the imago he had formed of his father.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMAGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IMAGO
The 5 tiles of IMAGO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IMAGO
2 longer words begin with IMAGO.
Words ending in IMAGO
2 words end in IMAGO. Useful as a back hook: play IMAGO onto a word already on the board.
Words with IMAGO inside
4 words contain IMAGO in the middle. Words that start with IMAGO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IMAGO
Common questions about IMAGO
- Is IMAGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMAGO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMAGO worth?
- IMAGO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMAGO mean?
- The final, fully developed adult stage of an insect after it completes metamorphosis.
- What letters can be added to IMAGO?
- IMAGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IMAGO:
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