PETROLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PETROLOGY 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 PETROLOGY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETROLOGY is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETROLOGY
No single letter turns PETROLOGY into another word.
How PETROLOGY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PETROLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETROLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PETROLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The branch of geology that studies the origin, composition and structure of rocks.
Petrology asks how a rock formed, what minerals it holds and how heat or pressure changed it. A student of petrology spends much time with thin slices of rock under a microscope.
How PETROLOGY is used
Scientific term used in geology courses and research.
- She took a course in petrology at university.
- Petrology helps us understand how mountains formed.
- His thesis combined petrology with chemistry.
- The museum has a display about volcanic petrology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETROLOGY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PETROLOGY
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Common questions about PETROLOGY
- Is PETROLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETROLOGY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETROLOGY worth?
- PETROLOGY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETROLOGY mean?
- The branch of geology that studies the origin, composition and structure of rocks.
- What letters can be added to PETROLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to PETROLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PETROLOGY:
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