MONOPHAGY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MONOPHAGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONOPHAGY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONOPHAGY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOPHAGY
No single letter turns MONOPHAGY into another word.
How MONOPHAGY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MONOPHAGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOPHAGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONOPHAGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The habit of feeding on only one kind of food.
Monophagy is typical of some insects that eat just one plant, like silkworms on mulberry. It makes a species fragile, because losing the food means losing the animal.
How MONOPHAGY is used
Used in zoology and ecology.
- Monophagy ties the koala closely to eucalyptus trees.
- The moth is known for its strict monophagy.
- Monophagy leaves the species exposed if its host plant dies out.
- Researchers contrasted monophagy with wide, varied diets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOPHAGY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOPHAGY
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Common questions about MONOPHAGY
- Is MONOPHAGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOPHAGY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOPHAGY worth?
- MONOPHAGY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOPHAGY mean?
- The habit of feeding on only one kind of food.
- What letters can be added to MONOPHAGY?
- No single letter can be added to MONOPHAGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MONOPHAGY:
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