Is ONTOGENIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ONTOGENIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ONTOGENIES mean?
Ontogenies is a form of ONTOGENY.
- noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
“he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 ONTOGENIES
ONTOGENIES 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 ONTOGENIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- egestion9
- gooniest9
- ionogens9
- oogenies9
- snooting9
- engines8
- genoise8
- gentoos8
- gooiest8
- goonies8
- ionogen8
- isogone8
- nesting8
- nonegos8
- noogies8
- noosing8
- soignee8
- sooting8
- stoning8
- tensing8
- tignons8
- intense7
- intones7
- ionones7
- isotone7
- notions7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- tension7
- toonies7
- egoist7
- engine7
- ensign7
- genets7
- genies7
- gentes7
- gentoo7
- gonion7
- goonie7
- ingest7
- ingots7
- isogon7
- nonego7
- noogie7
- nosing7
- noting7
- seeing7
- signee7
- signet7
- soigne7
- stinge7
- stingo7
- stogie7
- stooge7
- teeing7
- tenges7
- tignon7
- tigons7
- tinges7
- toeing7
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