KARYOGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. KARYOGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KARYOGAMY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KARYOGAMY is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KARYOGAMY
No single letter turns KARYOGAMY into another word.
How KARYOGAMY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in KARYOGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KARYOGAMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KARYOGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotany
The merging of two cell nuclei into one, as happens in fertilisation.
Biologists treat karyogamy as the step that follows the joining of two cells, so the cell briefly holds two nuclei before they fuse. In fungi the two stages can be separated by a long period.
How KARYOGAMY is used
The term karyogamy is used in cell biology and mycology textbooks and papers.
- Karyogamy completes the union of egg and sperm nuclei.
- In many fungi, karyogamy is delayed long after the cells have joined.
- The students drew each stage of karyogamy on the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KARYOGAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KARYOGAMY
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Common questions about KARYOGAMY
- Is KARYOGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KARYOGAMY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KARYOGAMY worth?
- KARYOGAMY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KARYOGAMY mean?
- The merging of two cell nuclei into one, as happens in fertilisation.
- What letters can be added to KARYOGAMY?
- No single letter can be added to KARYOGAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of KARYOGAMY:
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