SYNGAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SYNGAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNGAMY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNGAMY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNGAMY
No single letter turns SYNGAMY into another word.
How SYNGAMY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SYNGAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What stands out about SYNGAMY
- SYNGAMY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYNGAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The fusion of two gametes, or sex cells, to form a new cell in sexual reproduction.
Biologists use syngamy for the moment when the male and female cells join, as opposed to the earlier stages that prepare them. It is the same event that textbooks sometimes simply call fertilisation.
How SYNGAMY is used
Used in biology and genetics.
- Syngamy produces a single cell that carries genes from both parents.
- The lecture compared syngamy in plants and animals.
- In some algae, syngamy takes place in open water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNGAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNGAMY
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Common questions about SYNGAMY
- Is SYNGAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNGAMY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNGAMY worth?
- SYNGAMY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNGAMY mean?
- The fusion of two gametes, or sex cells, to form a new cell in sexual reproduction.
- What letters can be added to SYNGAMY?
- No single letter can be added to SYNGAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SYNGAMY:
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