AMPHIPLOIDY is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. AMPHIPLOIDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHIPLOIDY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPHIPLOIDY is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHIPLOIDY
No single letter turns AMPHIPLOIDY into another word.
How AMPHIPLOIDY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AMPHIPLOIDY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHIPLOIDY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMPHIPLOIDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A condition in which a hybrid carries a full set of chromosomes from each parent species.
Amphiploidy lets a hybrid plant become fertile and stable, since every chromosome has a matching partner. Plant breeders sometimes create it on purpose using chemicals that double the chromosome count.
How AMPHIPLOIDY is used
Amphiploidy is a genetics term used mainly in plant breeding.
- Wheat is a classic example of amphiploidy in crop plants.
- The breeder induced amphiploidy to restore fertility in the hybrid.
- Amphiploidy can create a new species in a single generation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHIPLOIDY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHIPLOIDY
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Common questions about AMPHIPLOIDY
- Is AMPHIPLOIDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHIPLOIDY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHIPLOIDY worth?
- AMPHIPLOIDY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHIPLOIDY mean?
- A condition in which a hybrid carries a full set of chromosomes from each parent species.
- What letters can be added to AMPHIPLOIDY?
- No single letter can be added to AMPHIPLOIDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AMPHIPLOIDY:
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