Is ONTOGENETIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ONTOGENETIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ONTOGENETIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms
“ontogenetic development”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ONTOGENETIC
ONTOGENETIC has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ONTOGENETIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cottoning12
- ontogenic12
- oogenetic12
- cooeeing11
- oncogene11
- neotenic10
- genetic10
- connote9
- content9
- coontie9
- ecotone9
- tonetic9
- cogent9
- cogito9
- coigne9
- congee9
- coning9
- cooing9
- coting9
- ionogen8
- netting8
- tenting8
- tooting8
- cenote8
- conine8
- cootie8
- cotton8
- entice8
- incent8
- neocon8
- neonic8
- nocent8
- noetic8
- notice8
- cogon8
- coign8
- conge8
- congo8
- genic8
- incog8
- tontine7
- engine7
- gentoo7
- gonion7
- goonie7
- gotten7
- nonego7
- noogie7
- noting7
- teeing7
- tignon7
- toeing7
- toning7
- toting7
- cento7
- conin7
- conte7
- conto7
- cooee7
- niece7
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