SAPROPHYTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. SAPROPHYTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPROPHYTIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPROPHYTIC is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPROPHYTIC
No single letter turns SAPROPHYTIC into another word.
How SAPROPHYTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SAPROPHYTIC, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPROPHYTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPROPHYTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanytechnical
Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria do.
Saprophytic organisms break down fallen leaves and rotting wood and return nutrients to the soil. Without them, forests would be buried under their own debris.
How SAPROPHYTIC is used
Saprophytic is used in biology for fungi, bacteria and some plants that live on decay.
- Many mushrooms are saprophytic and grow on rotting logs.
- Saprophytic bacteria help to turn waste into compost.
- The botanist explained that the pale plant was saprophytic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPROPHYTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPROPHYTIC
1 longer words begin with SAPROPHYTIC.
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Common questions about SAPROPHYTIC
- Is SAPROPHYTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPROPHYTIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPROPHYTIC worth?
- SAPROPHYTIC is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPROPHYTIC mean?
- Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria do.
- What letters can be added to SAPROPHYTIC?
- No single letter can be added to SAPROPHYTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SAPROPHYTIC:
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