MONOECISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MONOECISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONOECISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONOECISM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOECISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monoecismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONOECISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MONOECISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOECISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MONOECISM
- MONOECISM begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MONOECISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The condition of a single plant or animal bearing both male and female reproductive organs.
Monoecism is a botanical term most often applied to plants such as maize and oak, where separate male and female flowers grow on the same individual. It differs from dioecy, where each plant is entirely one sex. Growers care about monoecism because a single plant can pollinate itself or its neighbours.
How MONOECISM is used
Monoecism turns up in botany textbooks and breeding notes when plant sexual systems are described.
- Monoecism in maize means the tassel and the ear sit on the same stalk.
- The botanist explained that monoecism lets a lone plant set seed.
- Unlike holly, which is dioecious, hazel shows monoecism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOECISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MONOECISM
The 9 tiles of MONOECISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MONOECISM
1 longer words begin with MONOECISM.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOECISM
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Common questions about MONOECISM
- Is MONOECISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOECISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOECISM worth?
- MONOECISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOECISM mean?
- The condition of a single plant or animal bearing both male and female reproductive organs.
- What letters can be added to MONOECISM?
- MONOECISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MONOECISM:
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