OOGAMOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OOGAMOUS 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 OOGAMOUS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOGAMOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOGAMOUS
Front hooks — 1
zoogamousBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OOGAMOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OOGAMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OOGAMOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OOGAMOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Reproducing by the union of a large still egg and a small moving sperm.
In an oogamous species the two reproductive cells differ greatly in size and behaviour. Humans, mosses and many algae are oogamous. The contrast is made with isogamous species, whose gametes look alike.
How OOGAMOUS is used
Used in biology texts on reproduction and life cycles.
- Brown seaweeds have an oogamous life cycle.
- The oogamous reproduction of ferns needs water.
- Is the species oogamous or isogamous?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOGAMOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OOGAMOUS
1 longer words begin with OOGAMOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OOGAMOUS
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Common questions about OOGAMOUS
- Is OOGAMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOGAMOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOGAMOUS worth?
- OOGAMOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOGAMOUS mean?
- Reproducing by the union of a large still egg and a small moving sperm.
- What letters can be added to OOGAMOUS?
- OOGAMOUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OOGAMOUS:
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