PROGNATHOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PROGNATHOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROGNATHOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROGNATHOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROGNATHOUS
No single letter turns PROGNATHOUS into another word.
How PROGNATHOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROGNATHOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROGNATHOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROGNATHOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Having a jaw, especially the lower one, that juts out beyond the upper part of the face.
Prognathous is the opposite of having a flat or receding lower face. Anatomists use it to describe skulls, and dentists to describe bite patterns.
How PROGNATHOUS is used
Prognathous is an anatomical and anthropological term.
- The portrait showed a prognathous king with a heavy chin.
- Early skulls in the exhibit were more prognathous than ours.
- The orthodontist noted a prognathous bite in the young patient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROGNATHOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about PROGNATHOUS
- Is PROGNATHOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROGNATHOUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROGNATHOUS worth?
- PROGNATHOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROGNATHOUS mean?
- Having a jaw, especially the lower one, that juts out beyond the upper part of the face.
- What letters can be added to PROGNATHOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PROGNATHOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROGNATHOUS:
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