OENOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OENOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OENOLOGY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OENOLOGY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OENOLOGY
Front hooks — 1
poenologyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OENOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OENOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OENOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OENOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The science and study of wine and wine-making.
Oenology covers everything from grape growing to fermentation and ageing, and a specialist in it is an oenologist. The shorter US spelling enology means the same.
How OENOLOGY is used
Oenology appears in course titles, wine journalism and the work of producers.
- She took a degree in oenology at a university in Bordeaux.
- Oenology teaches how yeast and temperature shape a wine.
- The estate hired a young expert in oenology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OENOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OENOLOGY
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Common questions about OENOLOGY
- Is OENOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OENOLOGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OENOLOGY worth?
- OENOLOGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OENOLOGY mean?
- The science and study of wine and wine-making.
- What letters can be added to OENOLOGY?
- OENOLOGY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OENOLOGY:
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