OOGONIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OOGONIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOGONIUM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOGONIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOGONIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oogoniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OOGONIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OOGONIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OOGONIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OOGONIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A female reproductive structure in algae and fungi that contains egg cells.
In some algae the oogonium is a rounded sac holding one or more eggs, awaiting fertilisation. In animals the same word names an early cell that later matures into an egg. Which meaning applies depends on the organism being discussed.
How OOGONIUM is used
Used in botany, mycology and embryology.
- The oogonium swelled before releasing its eggs.
- A single oogonium may hold several egg cells.
- Slides showed an oogonium of the water mould.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOGONIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OOGONIUM
1 longer words begin with OOGONIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in OOGONIUM
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Common questions about OOGONIUM
- Is OOGONIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOGONIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOGONIUM worth?
- OOGONIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOGONIUM mean?
- A female reproductive structure in algae and fungi that contains egg cells.
- What letters can be added to OOGONIUM?
- OOGONIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OOGONIUM:
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