SELENOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SELENOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELENOLOGY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELENOLOGY is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELENOLOGY
No single letter turns SELENOLOGY into another word.
How SELENOLOGY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SELENOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELENOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SELENOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The branch of astronomy that studies the Moon.
Selenology takes its name from Selene, the Greek moon goddess. It covers the Moon's surface, rocks and history, and it is the lunar counterpart of geology for the Earth.
How SELENOLOGY is used
Technical and somewhat rare; usually found in science writing.
- Selenology advanced greatly after the first lunar landings.
- She studied selenology and later joined a space agency.
- A chapter on selenology describes the craters of the near side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELENOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SELENOLOGY
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Common questions about SELENOLOGY
- Is SELENOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELENOLOGY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELENOLOGY worth?
- SELENOLOGY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELENOLOGY mean?
- The branch of astronomy that studies the Moon.
- What letters can be added to SELENOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to SELENOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SELENOLOGY:
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