OLIGOMER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OLIGOMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLIGOMER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLIGOMER is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIGOMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oligomersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLIGOMER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OLIGOMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OLIGOMER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OLIGOMER mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A molecule built from a small number of repeating units.
An oligomer sits between a single small molecule and a long polymer chain. Chemists make oligomers as steps toward plastics or study them as short protein assemblies. Its properties often change sharply as more units are added.
How OLIGOMER is used
Used in chemistry and biochemistry.
- The reaction produced an oligomer of five units.
- Each oligomer was separated and weighed.
- This oligomer forms before the full polymer does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLIGOMER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OLIGOMER
The 8 tiles of OLIGOMER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OLIGOMER
5 longer words begin with OLIGOMER.
Shorter words from the letters in OLIGOMER
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Common questions about OLIGOMER
- Is OLIGOMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLIGOMER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLIGOMER worth?
- OLIGOMER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLIGOMER mean?
- A molecule built from a small number of repeating units.
- What letters can be added to OLIGOMER?
- OLIGOMER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OLIGOMER:
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