OOSPERM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OOSPERM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOSPERM?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOSPERM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOSPERM
Front hooks — 1
zoospermBack hooks — 1
oospermsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OOSPERM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OOSPERM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does OOSPERM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A fertilised egg cell, formed when a sperm has fused with an ovum.
Biologists use the older term oosperm for the very first stage of a new animal or plant, before cell division begins. The modern word zygote is now far more common in textbooks.
How OOSPERM is used
Oosperm is a rare zoological term, found mostly in older biology texts.
- The oosperm began to divide a few hours after fertilisation.
- An old textbook described the oosperm in careful detail.
- Under the microscope, the oosperm looked like a single clear cell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOSPERM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OOSPERM
1 longer words begin with OOSPERM.
Shorter words from the letters in OOSPERM
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Common questions about OOSPERM
- Is OOSPERM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOSPERM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOSPERM worth?
- OOSPERM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOSPERM mean?
- A fertilised egg cell, formed when a sperm has fused with an ovum.
- What letters can be added to OOSPERM?
- OOSPERM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OOSPERM:
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