SPHENODONT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPHENODONT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPHENODONT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPHENODONT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHENODONT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sphenodontsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPHENODONT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPHENODONT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHENODONT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPHENODONT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A reptile of the order that includes the tuatara of New Zealand.
Sphenodonts once spread across much of the world, but today only the tuatara survives. Biologists treat them as a lineage separate from lizards, despite the resemblance.
How SPHENODONT is used
Sphenodont is used in zoology and palaeontology, and can also be an adjective.
- The tuatara is the last living sphenodont.
- Fossil jaws showed that the sphenodont was once widespread.
- A sphenodont skull has a distinctive double row of teeth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPHENODONT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPHENODONT
1 longer words begin with SPHENODONT.
Shorter words from the letters in SPHENODONT
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Common questions about SPHENODONT
- Is SPHENODONT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHENODONT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHENODONT worth?
- SPHENODONT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPHENODONT mean?
- A reptile of the order that includes the tuatara of New Zealand.
- What letters can be added to SPHENODONT?
- SPHENODONT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPHENODONT:
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