MONOGENISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. MONOGENISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept MONOGENISM?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MONOGENISM is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MONOGENISM

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MONOGENISM scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in MONOGENISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOGENISM has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MONOGENISM

• MONOGENISM begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with MONOGENISM

1 longer words begin with MONOGENISM.

Shorter words from the letters in MONOGENISM

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Common questions about MONOGENISM

Is MONOGENISM valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOGENISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MONOGENISM worth?

MONOGENISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MONOGENISM?

MONOGENISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.