SPIROGYRA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SPIROGYRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIROGYRA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIROGYRA is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIROGYRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spirogyrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIROGYRA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPIROGYRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPIROGYRA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPIROGYRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
A genus of green freshwater algae whose threads contain spiral bands of chlorophyll.
Spirogyra forms slimy green mats in ponds and ditches and is a favourite under school microscopes because its spiral chloroplasts are easy to see. The genus gives pond scum its stringy, silky feel.
How SPIROGYRA is used
Spirogyra is a technical name, common in biology lessons and pond studies.
- Under the microscope the spirogyra showed neat green spirals.
- Spirogyra grew thickly in the shallow pond.
- The students collected spirogyra from a garden ditch.
- A mass of spirogyra floated at the water surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIROGYRA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPIROGYRA
1 longer words begin with SPIROGYRA.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIROGYRA
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Common questions about SPIROGYRA
- Is SPIROGYRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIROGYRA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIROGYRA worth?
- SPIROGYRA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIROGYRA mean?
- A genus of green freshwater algae whose threads contain spiral bands of chlorophyll.
- What letters can be added to SPIROGYRA?
- SPIROGYRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPIROGYRA:
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