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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 10
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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