THIGMOTAXIS is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. THIGMOTAXIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIGMOTAXIS?
| 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 THIGMOTAXIS is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIGMOTAXIS
No single letter turns THIGMOTAXIS into another word.
How THIGMOTAXIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THIGMOTAXIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THIGMOTAXIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THIGMOTAXIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
The movement of an organism toward or away from a solid surface it touches.
Cockroaches show thigmotaxis when they squeeze into tight cracks and press their bodies against walls. Biologists treat it as a simple, automatic reaction rather than a decision.
How THIGMOTAXIS is used
Used in biology and animal behaviour studies, often in lab experiments with insects or small rodents.
- Mice display thigmotaxis by hugging the walls of an open arena.
- The larvae's thigmotaxis keeps them tucked into crevices.
- Researchers measured thigmotaxis as a sign of anxiety in the rats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIGMOTAXIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THIGMOTAXIS
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Common questions about THIGMOTAXIS
- Is THIGMOTAXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIGMOTAXIS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIGMOTAXIS worth?
- THIGMOTAXIS is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIGMOTAXIS mean?
- The movement of an organism toward or away from a solid surface it touches.
- What letters can be added to THIGMOTAXIS?
- No single letter can be added to THIGMOTAXIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THIGMOTAXIS:
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