ORNITHOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ORNITHOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORNITHOLOGY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORNITHOLOGY is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORNITHOLOGY
No single letter turns ORNITHOLOGY into another word.
How ORNITHOLOGY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORNITHOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORNITHOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORNITHOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The branch of zoology that studies birds.
Ornithology draws on fieldwork such as banding, migration counts and song recording. Amateur birdwatchers contribute much of the data that professionals later analyse.
How ORNITHOLOGY is used
Used in science, education and nature writing.
- He studied ornithology at university.
- The journal of ornithology printed her findings on migration.
- Ornithology depends heavily on volunteer observers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORNITHOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORNITHOLOGY
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Common questions about ORNITHOLOGY
- Is ORNITHOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORNITHOLOGY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORNITHOLOGY worth?
- ORNITHOLOGY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORNITHOLOGY mean?
- The branch of zoology that studies birds.
- What letters can be added to ORNITHOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ORNITHOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORNITHOLOGY:
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