ZYMOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. ZYMOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZYMOLOGY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYMOLOGY is to know. It scores 26 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYMOLOGY
No single letter turns ZYMOLOGY into another word.
How ZYMOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZYMOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZYMOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZYMOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The scientific study of fermentation, as in brewing, winemaking and baking.
Zymology was once a branch of chemistry devoted to what yeast does to sugar. Brewers and winemakers still use the word for the science behind their craft.
How ZYMOLOGY is used
Used in brewing, biochemistry and the history of science.
- He studied zymology before opening his own brewery.
- A course in zymology covers yeast and fermentation.
- Pasteur made important advances in zymology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZYMOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYMOLOGY
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Common questions about ZYMOLOGY
- Is ZYMOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZYMOLOGY, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZYMOLOGY worth?
- ZYMOLOGY is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZYMOLOGY mean?
- The scientific study of fermentation, as in brewing, winemaking and baking.
- What letters can be added to ZYMOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ZYMOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZYMOLOGY:
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