ZYGOSPORE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. ZYGOSPORE 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 ZYGOSPORE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYGOSPORE is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYGOSPORE
Front hooks — 1
azygosporeBack hooks — 1
zygosporesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYGOSPORE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ZYGOSPORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZYGOSPORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZYGOSPORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A thick-walled resting spore formed when two similar cells fuse, found in some fungi and algae.
A zygospore can survive harsh conditions such as cold or drought and germinate when the environment improves. Biologists meet the zygospore when studying bread moulds and certain green algae.
How ZYGOSPORE is used
Zygospore is a technical term of biology and is rare outside textbooks.
- Under the microscope the zygospore looked like a dark rough ball.
- The mould produced a zygospore when two compatible strands met.
- A zygospore may rest for months before it sprouts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZYGOSPORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZYGOSPORE
1 longer words begin with ZYGOSPORE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYGOSPORE
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Common questions about ZYGOSPORE
- Is ZYGOSPORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZYGOSPORE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZYGOSPORE worth?
- ZYGOSPORE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZYGOSPORE mean?
- A thick-walled resting spore formed when two similar cells fuse, found in some fungi and algae.
- What letters can be added to ZYGOSPORE?
- ZYGOSPORE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ZYGOSPORE:
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