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Ontogenesis

o 1n 1t 1o 1g 2e 1n 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

About 5 syllables

noun · 11 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ontogenesis mean?

noun

  1. (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”

    Synonymsgrowthgrowingmaturationdevelopmentontogeny

Is ONTOGENESIS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ONTOGENESIS worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
o 1n 1t 1o 1g 2e 1n 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
o 1n 2t 1o 1g 3e 1n 2e 1s 1i 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
o 1n 1t 1o 1g 3e 1n 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
o 1n 1t 1o 1g 4e 1n 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ONTOGENESIS

Words that end like ONTOGENESIS

Common words that share the ending -ESIS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

photosynthesisparenthesishypothesissynthesisthesisantithesisgenesis
All words ending in -ESIS

Ontogenesis: quick answers

Is ONTOGENESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ONTOGENESIS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ONTOGENESIS worth?
ONTOGENESIS scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ontogenesis mean?
As a noun, ontogenesis means “(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically”.
What words can you make with the letters in ONTOGENESIS?
You can make 527 shorter words from ONTOGENESIS, such as NOOGENESIS, ONTOGENIES, EGESTIONS, OOGENESIS. See the full list.