SYMBIONT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SYMBIONT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYMBIONT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYMBIONT is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYMBIONT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
symbiontsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYMBIONT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SYMBIONT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYMBIONT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYMBIONT
- All 8 letters of SYMBIONT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYMBIONT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An organism that lives in close partnership with another organism of a different kind.
Biologists use it for each partner in a relationship where both usually gain something, such as algae living inside coral. A symbiont can be tiny, like a gut bacterium, or fairly large.
How SYMBIONT is used
A scientific term used in biology and ecology.
- The coral relies on an algal symbiont for food.
- Each symbiont depends on its host for shelter.
- Scientists cultured the symbiont separately in the lab.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYMBIONT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYMBIONT
3 longer words begin with SYMBIONT.
Shorter words from the letters in SYMBIONT
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Common questions about SYMBIONT
- Is SYMBIONT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYMBIONT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYMBIONT worth?
- SYMBIONT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYMBIONT mean?
- An organism that lives in close partnership with another organism of a different kind.
- What letters can be added to SYMBIONT?
- SYMBIONT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SYMBIONT:
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