ANIMALCULIST
16
Definition
Pronunciation: //anɪˈmalkjʊlɪst//
noun
- (historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
- (obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules."All at once a botanist, already celebrated, proclaimed that he had seen the embryo forming in the grain of pollen and penetrating the ovule with the pollenical tube. This unexpected animalculist was Schleiden."
adj
- (historical) Pertaining to animalculism."Countering ‘ovism’, the rival ‘animalculist’ school regarded spermatozoa, discovered in semen by Leeuwenhoek, as the true source of conception."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 12 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 16 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- No
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- No
How many Scrabble points is the word 'ANIMALCULIST'?
The word ANIMALCULIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble.
A1
N1
I1
M3
A1
L1
C3
U1
L1
I1
S1
T1
Total: 16 points
How many letters is the word 'ANIMALCULIST'?
The word ANIMALCULIST has 12 letters.
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.