NEMATOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NEMATOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEMATOLOGY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEMATOLOGY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEMATOLOGY
No single letter turns NEMATOLOGY into another word.
How NEMATOLOGY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEMATOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEMATOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEMATOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The branch of zoology that studies roundworms known as nematodes.
Many nematodes damage crops, and others live in soil or inside animals, so nematology matters to farming and medicine. Some researchers in the field work on the tiny worm used as a model organism in genetics.
How NEMATOLOGY is used
Used in academic and agricultural contexts, as in a department or journal of nematology.
- She specialised in nematology and studied pests of potato crops.
- The university offers a course in plant nematology.
- Advances in nematology have helped farmers protect their soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEMATOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NEMATOLOGY
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Common questions about NEMATOLOGY
- Is NEMATOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEMATOLOGY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEMATOLOGY worth?
- NEMATOLOGY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEMATOLOGY mean?
- The branch of zoology that studies roundworms known as nematodes.
- What letters can be added to NEMATOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to NEMATOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEMATOLOGY:
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