AMPHIPLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. AMPHIPLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHIPLOID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPHIPLOID is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHIPLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMPHIPLOID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AMPHIPLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHIPLOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMPHIPLOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hybrid organism that carries a full diploid set of chromosomes from each of its two parent species.
An amphiploid usually arises when a sterile hybrid doubles its chromosomes, which lets it breed true. Plant breeders rely on this trick, and wheat and triticale are classic examples.
How AMPHIPLOID is used
Genetics and plant-breeding term, seldom used elsewhere.
- The amphiploid was fertile although its parents were different species.
- Breeders produced an amphiploid by treating the seedlings with a chemical.
- Each amphiploid cell holds both parental sets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHIPLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMPHIPLOID
3 longer words begin with AMPHIPLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHIPLOID
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Common questions about AMPHIPLOID
- Is AMPHIPLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHIPLOID, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHIPLOID worth?
- AMPHIPLOID is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHIPLOID mean?
- A hybrid organism that carries a full diploid set of chromosomes from each of its two parent species.
- What letters can be added to AMPHIPLOID?
- AMPHIPLOID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AMPHIPLOID:
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