OOGAMETE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OOGAMETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOGAMETE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOGAMETE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOGAMETE
Front hooks — 1
zoogameteBack hooks — 1
oogametesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OOGAMETE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OOGAMETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OOGAMETE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OOGAMETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The large, non-moving female reproductive cell in oogamous species.
An oogamete is the egg cell that waits to be reached by a swimming sperm. It stores nutrients and is much larger than the male cell. Biologists use the term when comparing different reproductive strategies in algae and animals.
How OOGAMETE is used
Used in biology textbooks on reproduction.
- The oogamete remained still while sperm swam toward it.
- An oogamete is far larger than its male partner cell.
- The alga released a single oogamete.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOGAMETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OOGAMETE
1 longer words begin with OOGAMETE.
Shorter words from the letters in OOGAMETE
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Common questions about OOGAMETE
- Is OOGAMETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOGAMETE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOGAMETE worth?
- OOGAMETE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOGAMETE mean?
- The large, non-moving female reproductive cell in oogamous species.
- What letters can be added to OOGAMETE?
- OOGAMETE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OOGAMETE:
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