OOGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OOGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOGAMY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOGAMY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOGAMY
Front hooks — 1
zoogamyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OOGAMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OOGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 394,197.
What does OOGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyzoology
A form of sexual reproduction in which a large, still egg cell is fertilised by a small, moving sperm cell.
In oogamy the two reproductive cells are strikingly unequal: the female one is big and stays put, while the male one is tiny and swims or travels to reach it. The pattern is typical of animals, mosses, ferns and many algae, and it contrasts with simpler systems where both cells look the same. The term is used mainly in textbooks on biology.
How OOGAMY is used
Technical term in biology textbooks and papers on algae and plant reproduction.
- Oogamy is found in humans as well as in many seaweeds.
- The textbook explains oogamy with a diagram of an egg and sperm.
- Some green algae show a gradual shift from equal cells towards oogamy.
- Mosses and ferns also reproduce by oogamy.
- The lecture compared oogamy with systems in which both cells look alike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOGAMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OOGAMY
Common questions about OOGAMY
- Is OOGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOGAMY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOGAMY worth?
- OOGAMY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOGAMY mean?
- A form of sexual reproduction in which a large, still egg cell is fertilised by a small, moving sperm cell.
- What letters can be added to OOGAMY?
- OOGAMY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OOGAMY:
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