SAPROPHYTE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SAPROPHYTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPROPHYTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPROPHYTE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPROPHYTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saprophytesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPROPHYTE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SAPROPHYTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPROPHYTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPROPHYTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An organism, usually a fungus or bacterium, that feeds on dead or rotting organic matter.
A saprophyte breaks down fallen leaves, wood and dead animals, returning nutrients to the soil. Without every kind of saprophyte, forests would be buried in their own waste.
How SAPROPHYTE is used
A biology term; saprophyte is contrasted with parasites, which feed on living hosts.
- The mushroom is a saprophyte living on a rotting log.
- Each saprophyte in the compost heap helps to break down the waste.
- A saprophyte takes its food from dead matter, not living plants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPROPHYTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPROPHYTE
1 longer words begin with SAPROPHYTE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPROPHYTE
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Common questions about SAPROPHYTE
- Is SAPROPHYTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPROPHYTE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPROPHYTE worth?
- SAPROPHYTE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPROPHYTE mean?
- An organism, usually a fungus or bacterium, that feeds on dead or rotting organic matter.
- What letters can be added to SAPROPHYTE?
- SAPROPHYTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SAPROPHYTE:
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