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Is ethology a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ethology is a Scrabble US word. The word ethology is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is ethology a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ethology is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Is ethology a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ethology is a Words With Friends word. The word ethology is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

ETHOLOGY,THEOLOGY,

7-letter words (1 found)

THEOLOG,

6-letter words (2 found)

GOOLEY,HOOLEY,

5-letter words (21 found)

ELOGY,ETHYL,GOETH,GOETY,GOOEY,GOOLY,GOTHY,GOYLE,HELOT,HOLEY,HOOEY,HOOLY,HOOTY,HOTEL,HOTLY,HOYLE,HYLEG,LOOEY,LYTHE,OLOGY,THOLE,

4-letter words (38 found)

EYOT,GELT,GLEY,GOEL,GOEY,GOLE,GOOL,GOTH,GYTE,HELO,HOLE,HOLO,HOLT,HOLY,HOOT,HOTE,HYLE,HYTE,LOGE,LOGO,LOGY,LOOT,LOTE,LOTH,LOTO,LYTE,OGLE,OLEO,THEY,TOEY,TOGE,TOHO,TOLE,TOOL,TOYO,YELT,YGOE,YOGH,

3-letter words (46 found)

EGO,ELT,ETH,GEL,GEO,GET,GEY,GOE,GOO,GOT,GOY,HET,HEY,HOE,HOG,HOO,HOT,HOY,HYE,LEG,LET,LEY,LOG,LOO,LOT,LOY,LYE,OHO,OLE,OOH,OOT,OYE,TEG,TEL,THE,THO,THY,TOE,TOG,TOO,TOY,TYE,TYG,YEH,YET,YGO,

2-letter words (15 found)

EH,EL,ET,GO,HE,HO,LO,OE,OH,OO,OY,TE,TO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 126 words from ethology according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ethology

ethology

Etymology

From the Latin ēthologia (“the art of depicting or imitating character”), from the Ancient Greek ἠθολογία (ēthología, “painting of character, especially by mimic gestures”), from ἠθολόγος (ēthológos, “painting character by mimic gestures”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, especially moral character”). Equivalent to etho- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/, /iˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

ethology (countable and uncountable, plural ethologies)

  1. (zoology) The scientific study of animalian behaviour, especially that of nonhuman animals.
    Holonym: zoology
  2. (obsolete) The study of the human ethos.

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Related terms

  • ethologist

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Further reading

  • “ethology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ethology”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “ethology”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • theology

Source: wiktionary.org