DIPLOIDY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DIPLOIDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPLOIDY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPLOIDY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPLOIDY
No single letter turns DIPLOIDY into another word.
How DIPLOIDY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIPLOIDY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPLOIDY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIPLOIDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In genetics, the state in which a cell or organism carries paired chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.
Humans show diploidy in their body cells, with one set from each parent. Egg and sperm cells are different, since they carry only a single set. Geneticists compare diploidy with polyploid plants that carry many more.
How DIPLOIDY is used
Diploidy is used in genetics and cell biology.
- Diploidy is normal in most animal body cells.
- The breeder checked the plant for diploidy under the microscope.
- Loss of diploidy can signal a problem in a cell line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPLOIDY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPLOIDY
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Common questions about DIPLOIDY
- Is DIPLOIDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPLOIDY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPLOIDY worth?
- DIPLOIDY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPLOIDY mean?
- In genetics, the state in which a cell or organism carries paired chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.
- What letters can be added to DIPLOIDY?
- No single letter can be added to DIPLOIDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIPLOIDY:
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