DIPLOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIPLOSIS 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 DIPLOSIS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPLOSIS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPLOSIS
No single letter turns DIPLOSIS into another word.
How DIPLOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIPLOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPLOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIPLOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The restoring of the full double set of chromosomes when two reproductive cells fuse.
In diplosis each parent cell supplies half the chromosomes, and the fused cell regains the complete count. It is the counterpart of the halving that happens earlier in meiosis.
How DIPLOSIS is used
Used in cell biology and genetics.
- Diplosis occurs at fertilisation when egg and sperm unite.
- The lecture on diplosis followed the one on meiosis.
- Her diagram showed diplosis as a single arrow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPLOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPLOSIS
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Common questions about DIPLOSIS
- Is DIPLOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPLOSIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPLOSIS worth?
- DIPLOSIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPLOSIS mean?
- The restoring of the full double set of chromosomes when two reproductive cells fuse.
- What letters can be added to DIPLOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to DIPLOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIPLOSIS:
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