ONTOGENETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ONTOGENETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONTOGENETIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONTOGENETIC is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONTOGENETIC
No single letter turns ONTOGENETIC into another word.
How ONTOGENETIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ONTOGENETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONTOGENETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ONTOGENETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the development of a single organism from its earliest stage to maturity.
An ontogenetic change happens within one lifetime, in contrast to a phylogenetic change, which unfolds across generations of a species. Biologists reach for ontogenetic when comparing a juvenile with an adult of the same kind.
How ONTOGENETIC is used
Ontogenetic is a technical word used in biology and developmental psychology.
- The ontogenetic stages of the frog include egg, tadpole and adult.
- She traced the ontogenetic changes in skull shape.
- An ontogenetic approach follows one individual over time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONTOGENETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ONTOGENETIC
1 longer words begin with ONTOGENETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ONTOGENETIC
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Common questions about ONTOGENETIC
- Is ONTOGENETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONTOGENETIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONTOGENETIC worth?
- ONTOGENETIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONTOGENETIC mean?
- Relating to the development of a single organism from its earliest stage to maturity.
- What letters can be added to ONTOGENETIC?
- No single letter can be added to ONTOGENETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ONTOGENETIC:
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