ZYGOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ZYGOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZYGOSIS?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYGOSIS is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYGOSIS
No single letter turns ZYGOSIS into another word.
How ZYGOSIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZYGOSIS, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does ZYGOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The joining of two reproductive cells or organisms, such as the union of gametes or the conjugation of single-celled life.
In zygosis, genetic material is combined or exchanged, which is how some simple organisms mix their genes. Biology texts treat it as close in meaning to conjugation.
How ZYGOSIS is used
Used only in biological contexts.
- Zygosis in the alga produces a thick-walled resting cell.
- The textbook illustrates zygosis between two protozoa.
- After zygosis the cells separate again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZYGOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYGOSIS
Showing 40 of 41. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ZYGOSIS
- Is ZYGOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZYGOSIS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZYGOSIS worth?
- ZYGOSIS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZYGOSIS mean?
- The joining of two reproductive cells or organisms, such as the union of gametes or the conjugation of single-celled life.
- What letters can be added to ZYGOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ZYGOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZYGOSIS:
Open ZYGOSIS in the Word Finder