OOLOGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OOLOGIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOLOGIST?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOLOGIST is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOLOGIST
Front hooks — 1
zoologistBack hooks — 1
oologistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OOLOGIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OOLOGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OOLOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OOLOGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A person who studies birds' eggs, or collects them for study.
An oologist looks at the size, shape, colour and markings of eggs to learn about the birds that laid them. Egg collecting was once a popular hobby, and many museum collections began that way. Modern law forbids taking wild eggs in most places, so today the oologist works with old collections or permitted samples.
How OOLOGIST is used
Used in ornithology and museum work.
- The oologist measured each speckled egg before cataloguing it.
- A Victorian oologist left the museum a cabinet of clutches.
- Every oologist must follow strict rules about nest protection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOLOGIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OOLOGIST
1 longer words begin with OOLOGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in OOLOGIST
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Common questions about OOLOGIST
- Is OOLOGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOLOGIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOLOGIST worth?
- OOLOGIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOLOGIST mean?
- A person who studies birds' eggs, or collects them for study.
- What letters can be added to OOLOGIST?
- OOLOGIST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OOLOGIST:
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