DIPLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIPLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPLOID?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPLOID is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIPLOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIPLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about DIPLOID
- DIPLOID 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 DIPLOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having two complete sets of chromosomes in each cell.
Most animal body cells are diploid, with one set from each parent. A diploid cell contrasts with a haploid cell such as an egg or a sperm, which carries only one set. The term is basic to genetics and plant breeding.
How DIPLOID is used
A genetics term; as a noun it names a diploid cell or organism.
- Human body cells are diploid and contain 46 chromosomes.
- The breeder crossed a diploid plant with a related species.
- A diploid nucleus holds a paired set of chromosomes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIPLOID
4 longer words begin with DIPLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPLOID
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Common questions about DIPLOID
- Is DIPLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPLOID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPLOID worth?
- DIPLOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPLOID mean?
- Having two complete sets of chromosomes in each cell.
- What letters can be added to DIPLOID?
- DIPLOID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIPLOID:
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