OMOPHAGY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. OMOPHAGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OMOPHAGY?
| 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 OMOPHAGY is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OMOPHAGY
No single letter turns OMOPHAGY into another word.
How OMOPHAGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OMOPHAGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OMOPHAGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OMOPHAGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
raretechnical
The eating of raw flesh.
Anthropologists use omophagy for ritual meals of uncooked meat, as in some ancient Greek cults. It differs from plain carnivory by stressing the raw state of the food.
How OMOPHAGY is used
Found in anthropology and the study of religion.
- Ancient texts describe omophagy as part of a mystery rite.
- The scholar wrote a paper on omophagy in Greek myth.
- Omophagy shocked the observers who recorded it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OMOPHAGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OMOPHAGY
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Common questions about OMOPHAGY
- Is OMOPHAGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OMOPHAGY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OMOPHAGY worth?
- OMOPHAGY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OMOPHAGY mean?
- The eating of raw flesh.
- What letters can be added to OMOPHAGY?
- No single letter can be added to OMOPHAGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OMOPHAGY:
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