METAGENETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. METAGENETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METAGENETIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METAGENETIC is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAGENETIC
No single letter turns METAGENETIC into another word.
How METAGENETIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in METAGENETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METAGENETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METAGENETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalzoology
Relating to metagenesis, the alternation of sexual and asexual generations in an organism.
Metagenetic life cycles are found in jellyfish, some parasites and many plants, where one generation reproduces sexually and the next by budding or spores. Biologists use the word when describing such cycles.
How METAGENETIC is used
Metagenetic belongs to biology textbooks and is rare in general speech.
- The jellyfish has a metagenetic life cycle.
- Students drew the metagenetic stages of the parasite.
- A metagenetic pattern alternates between two forms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METAGENETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METAGENETIC
1 longer words begin with METAGENETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in METAGENETIC
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Common questions about METAGENETIC
- Is METAGENETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAGENETIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAGENETIC worth?
- METAGENETIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METAGENETIC mean?
- Relating to metagenesis, the alternation of sexual and asexual generations in an organism.
- What letters can be added to METAGENETIC?
- No single letter can be added to METAGENETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of METAGENETIC:
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