SAPROZOIC is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. SAPROZOIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPROZOIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPROZOIC is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPROZOIC
No single letter turns SAPROZOIC into another word.
How SAPROZOIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAPROZOIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPROZOIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPROZOIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalzoology
Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter, said of animals.
Biologists call certain protozoa saprozoic when they live by absorbing nutrients from rotting material around them. The word is built on Greek roots for rotten and animal, to set it apart from plant equivalents.
How SAPROZOIC is used
The word saprozoic is a rare scientific term in zoology and microbiology.
- The organism has a saprozoic way of feeding.
- Some protozoans are saprozoic and thrive in stagnant water.
- Saprozoic nutrition depends on a supply of decaying matter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPROZOIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPROZOIC
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Common questions about SAPROZOIC
- Is SAPROZOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPROZOIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPROZOIC worth?
- SAPROZOIC is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPROZOIC mean?
- Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter, said of animals.
- What letters can be added to SAPROZOIC?
- No single letter can be added to SAPROZOIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAPROZOIC:
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