SYNECOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SYNECOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNECOLOGY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNECOLOGY is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNECOLOGY
No single letter turns SYNECOLOGY into another word.
How SYNECOLOGY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SYNECOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNECOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYNECOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
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The branch of ecology that studies whole communities of organisms living together, rather than single species.
Synecology looks at how many species share a habitat and shape one another over time. It is usually set against autecology, which follows one species on its own.
How SYNECOLOGY is used
Used in ecology textbooks and field studies when the subject is a community rather than a single species.
- The course moved from single-species work to synecology in its second term.
- Her synecology survey recorded every plant and insect on the meadow.
- Synecology explains why a pond community changes when one predator disappears.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNECOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNECOLOGY
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Common questions about SYNECOLOGY
- Is SYNECOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNECOLOGY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNECOLOGY worth?
- SYNECOLOGY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNECOLOGY mean?
- The branch of ecology that studies whole communities of organisms living together, rather than single species.
- What letters can be added to SYNECOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to SYNECOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SYNECOLOGY:
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