OOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOLOGY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOLOGY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOLOGY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OOLOGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 886,944.
What does OOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The study of birds' eggs, including their shape, colour and markings, or the hobby of collecting them.
Oology was a popular pursuit among Victorian naturalists, who assembled cabinets of eggs labelled by species and nest site. Today the collecting of wild eggs is illegal in many countries, but scientific oology still helps researchers study shell strength, camouflage and the effects of pesticides. The word joins a Greek root meaning egg with the ending for a field of study.
How OOLOGY is used
Used in ornithology and in histories of natural science.
- His interest in oology began with a speckled egg found in a hedge.
- The museum keeps a large oology collection from the nineteenth century.
- Modern oology uses photographs rather than stolen eggs.
- A chapter on oology explains how eggs are camouflaged.
- The retired teacher wrote a short book on oology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOLOGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OOLOGY
Common questions about OOLOGY
- Is OOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOLOGY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOLOGY worth?
- OOLOGY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOLOGY mean?
- The study of birds' eggs, including their shape, colour and markings, or the hobby of collecting them.
- What letters can be added to OOLOGY?
- OOLOGY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OOLOGY:
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