MONOGENEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MONOGENEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONOGENEAN?
| 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 MONOGENEAN is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOGENEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monogeneansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONOGENEAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MONOGENEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOGENEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONOGENEAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A kind of parasitic flatworm that lives mostly on the skin or gills of fish and needs only a single host.
A monogenean clings to its host with tiny hooks and can spread quickly in crowded fish farms. Unlike many other flukes, the monogenean completes its life cycle on one animal, without passing through a second host.
How MONOGENEAN is used
Used in zoology, parasitology and fish-farming science.
- The biologist counted each monogenean on the gills of the carp.
- A heavy monogenean infection can weaken farmed fish.
- Researchers described a new monogenean from a tropical reef species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOGENEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONOGENEAN
1 longer words begin with MONOGENEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOGENEAN
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Common questions about MONOGENEAN
- Is MONOGENEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOGENEAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOGENEAN worth?
- MONOGENEAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOGENEAN mean?
- A kind of parasitic flatworm that lives mostly on the skin or gills of fish and needs only a single host.
- What letters can be added to MONOGENEAN?
- MONOGENEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MONOGENEAN:
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