OVIPOSITION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OVIPOSITION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVIPOSITION?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVIPOSITION is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVIPOSITION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ovipositionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVIPOSITION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OVIPOSITION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVIPOSITION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVIPOSITION mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The laying of eggs by an insect or other egg-laying animal.
Biologists study oviposition to learn where a species chooses to leave its eggs, such as a leaf, a pond or a host animal. The choice of site often decides whether the young survive.
How OVIPOSITION is used
A technical term used mostly in entomology.
- Female mosquitoes seek still water for oviposition.
- Oviposition on the underside of the leaf protects the eggs from rain.
- The wasp's oviposition takes place inside a caterpillar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVIPOSITION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVIPOSITION
2 longer words begin with OVIPOSITION.
Shorter words from the letters in OVIPOSITION
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Common questions about OVIPOSITION
- Is OVIPOSITION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVIPOSITION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVIPOSITION worth?
- OVIPOSITION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVIPOSITION mean?
- The laying of eggs by an insect or other egg-laying animal.
- What letters can be added to OVIPOSITION?
- OVIPOSITION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OVIPOSITION:
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