METAZOAN is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. METAZOAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METAZOAN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METAZOAN is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAZOAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metazoansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METAZOAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in METAZOAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METAZOAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METAZOAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
Any animal whose body is made of many cells arranged into tissues, as opposed to a single-celled protozoan.
Almost everything people think of as an animal is a metazoan, from worms to whales. Sponges sit at the edge of the group and are sometimes treated separately.
How METAZOAN is used
Used in biology and evolution writing, both as a noun and before other nouns.
- Every insect is a metazoan with specialised organs.
- The earliest metazoan left only faint traces in ancient rock.
- A jellyfish is a simple metazoan without a brain.
- Biologists debate how the first metazoan evolved from a single cell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METAZOAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METAZOAN
1 longer words begin with METAZOAN.
Shorter words from the letters in METAZOAN
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Common questions about METAZOAN
- Is METAZOAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAZOAN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAZOAN worth?
- METAZOAN is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METAZOAN mean?
- Any animal whose body is made of many cells arranged into tissues, as opposed to a single-celled protozoan.
- What letters can be added to METAZOAN?
- METAZOAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of METAZOAN:
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