ZYGOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. ZYGOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZYGOSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYGOSE is to know. It scores 19 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYGOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zygosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYGOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZYGOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does ZYGOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The joining of two reproductive cells into one, as in the sexual union of gametes.
Zygose is a rare biological term that names the process of fusion itself, not the cell it produces. Writers more often use the related word zygosis or speak of conjugation.
How ZYGOSE is used
Zygose appears almost only in older or specialist biology texts describing cell union.
- The textbook described zygose in simple algae as the first step of reproduction.
- After zygose the two nuclei merge into one.
- Students confused zygose with ordinary cell division.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZYGOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZYGOSE
1 longer words begin with ZYGOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYGOSE
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Common questions about ZYGOSE
- Is ZYGOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZYGOSE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZYGOSE worth?
- ZYGOSE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZYGOSE mean?
- The joining of two reproductive cells into one, as in the sexual union of gametes.
- What letters can be added to ZYGOSE?
- ZYGOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZYGOSE:
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