OLIGOCHAETE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OLIGOCHAETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLIGOCHAETE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLIGOCHAETE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIGOCHAETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oligochaetesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLIGOCHAETE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OLIGOCHAETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OLIGOCHAETE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OLIGOCHAETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A segmented worm with few bristles on its body, such as an earthworm.
Oligochaete is the zoologists' name for the group that includes garden earthworms and many small freshwater worms. The prefix refers to the sparse bristles used for gripping soil. These animals loosen and enrich the ground as they burrow.
How OLIGOCHAETE is used
Oligochaete is used in zoology and soil science; everyday speech just says worm.
- Every oligochaete in the sample was counted and sorted.
- The earthworm is the best-known oligochaete.
- Tiny aquatic oligochaetes live in the mud of the lake.
- An oligochaete has far fewer bristles than a marine bristle worm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLIGOCHAETE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLIGOCHAETE
1 longer words begin with OLIGOCHAETE.
Shorter words from the letters in OLIGOCHAETE
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Common questions about OLIGOCHAETE
- Is OLIGOCHAETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLIGOCHAETE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLIGOCHAETE worth?
- OLIGOCHAETE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLIGOCHAETE mean?
- A segmented worm with few bristles on its body, such as an earthworm.
- What letters can be added to OLIGOCHAETE?
- OLIGOCHAETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OLIGOCHAETE:
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