ALLOTYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALLOTYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLOTYPE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLOTYPE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOTYPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
allotypesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLOTYPE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLOTYPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLOTYPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLOTYPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A specimen of the opposite sex from the main type specimen of a species.
In taxonomy an allotype helps scientists describe both males and females of a species that look different. The word is also used in immunology for a genetic variant of a protein, such as an antibody. Which sense is meant depends on the field of the article.
How ALLOTYPE is used
Used in taxonomy and immunology, with a different meaning in each field.
- The museum keeps the holotype and the allotype side by side in one drawer.
- Because the female looked different, she was named as the allotype.
- Each allotype of the antibody varies slightly between individuals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLOTYPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLOTYPE
1 longer words begin with ALLOTYPE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOTYPE
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Common questions about ALLOTYPE
- Is ALLOTYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLOTYPE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLOTYPE worth?
- ALLOTYPE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLOTYPE mean?
- A specimen of the opposite sex from the main type specimen of a species.
- What letters can be added to ALLOTYPE?
- ALLOTYPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLOTYPE:
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