METAMERISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. METAMERISM 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 METAMERISM?
| 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 METAMERISM is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAMERISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metamerismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METAMERISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METAMERISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 3 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. METAMERISM needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about METAMERISM
- METAMERISM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METAMERISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The condition of having a body built from a series of repeated segments.
Metamerism is easy to see in earthworms, whose bodies are chains of similar rings. In chemistry the same word names a kind of isomerism, and in colour science it describes colours that match under one light but not another. The meaning depends on the field.
How METAMERISM is used
A specialist term in zoology, chemistry and colour science.
- Metamerism is obvious in the segmented earthworm.
- Metamerism in dyes can fool the eye under shop lights.
- The textbook describes metamerism in annelids.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METAMERISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of METAMERISM
The 10 tiles of METAMERISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with METAMERISM
1 longer words begin with METAMERISM.
Shorter words from the letters in METAMERISM
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Common questions about METAMERISM
- Is METAMERISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAMERISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAMERISM worth?
- METAMERISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METAMERISM mean?
- The condition of having a body built from a series of repeated segments.
- What letters can be added to METAMERISM?
- METAMERISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METAMERISM:
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