PALINGENETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PALINGENETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALINGENETIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALINGENETIC is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALINGENETIC
No single letter turns PALINGENETIC into another word.
How PALINGENETIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PALINGENETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALINGENETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALINGENETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to rebirth or re-creation, or to the remelting of rock into a new form.
Biologists once used palingenetic for traits that re-appear in an embryo from distant ancestors. Geologists apply palingenetic to rock that has been melted again and solidified. The word palingenetic therefore points to a form that is born anew.
How PALINGENETIC is used
Palingenetic is a technical word used in geology, biology and philosophy for rebirth or renewal.
- Palingenetic granite formed from remelted crust.
- The author gave the myth a palingenetic reading.
- Some palingenetic features appear only in the embryo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALINGENETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALINGENETIC
1 longer words begin with PALINGENETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PALINGENETIC
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Common questions about PALINGENETIC
- Is PALINGENETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALINGENETIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALINGENETIC worth?
- PALINGENETIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALINGENETIC mean?
- Relating to rebirth or re-creation, or to the remelting of rock into a new form.
- What letters can be added to PALINGENETIC?
- No single letter can be added to PALINGENETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PALINGENETIC:
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