DIHYBRID is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DIHYBRID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIHYBRID?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIHYBRID is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIHYBRID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dihybridsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIHYBRID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIHYBRID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIHYBRID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIHYBRID
- DIHYBRID begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIHYBRID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An offspring that carries two different versions of each of two genes.
A dihybrid results from crossing parents that differ in two traits, such as seed colour and seed shape. Mendel studied the dihybrid cross to learn how traits are inherited.
How DIHYBRID is used
Dihybrid is a genetics term.
- The dihybrid showed both dominant traits.
- Students drew a table for the dihybrid cross.
- Each dihybrid produced four kinds of gametes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIHYBRID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIHYBRID
3 longer words begin with DIHYBRID.
Shorter words from the letters in DIHYBRID
Common questions about DIHYBRID
- Is DIHYBRID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIHYBRID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIHYBRID worth?
- DIHYBRID is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIHYBRID mean?
- An offspring that carries two different versions of each of two genes.
- What letters can be added to DIHYBRID?
- DIHYBRID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIHYBRID:
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