PEDOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PEDOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEDOLOGY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEDOLOGY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEDOLOGY
No single letter turns PEDOLOGY into another word.
How PEDOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEDOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEDOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEDOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The scientific study of soils, including how they form and are classified.
Pedology looks at soil as a natural body with layers and a history, rather than only as a medium for crops. Do not confuse it with the study of children, a rarer sense of the same spelling, which is more often written with a different first syllable.
How PEDOLOGY is used
Pedology belongs to earth science and farming texts, where it names the soil-science discipline.
- She majored in pedology and mapped the clay deposits.
- Pedology explains why the valley soil is so fertile.
- A course in pedology covers horizons, texture and drainage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEDOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDOLOGY
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Common questions about PEDOLOGY
- Is PEDOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEDOLOGY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEDOLOGY worth?
- PEDOLOGY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEDOLOGY mean?
- The scientific study of soils, including how they form and are classified.
- What letters can be added to PEDOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to PEDOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEDOLOGY:
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