PALYNOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PALYNOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALYNOLOGY?
| 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 PALYNOLOGY is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALYNOLOGY
No single letter turns PALYNOLOGY into another word.
How PALYNOLOGY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PALYNOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALYNOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALYNOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The scientific study of pollen grains and spores, especially fossil ones.
Palynology lets scientists reconstruct ancient climates and vegetation by identifying pollen preserved in soil and rock. It also helps archaeologists date deposits and detectives link a sample to a place. Its practitioners are called palynologists.
How PALYNOLOGY is used
Used in geology, archaeology and forensic science.
- Palynology showed the valley was once covered in forest.
- She specialises in palynology at the university.
- Evidence from palynology fixed the date of the layer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALYNOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PALYNOLOGY
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Common questions about PALYNOLOGY
- Is PALYNOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALYNOLOGY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALYNOLOGY worth?
- PALYNOLOGY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALYNOLOGY mean?
- The scientific study of pollen grains and spores, especially fossil ones.
- What letters can be added to PALYNOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to PALYNOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PALYNOLOGY:
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