HAPLOIDY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HAPLOIDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAPLOIDY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAPLOIDY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAPLOIDY
No single letter turns HAPLOIDY into another word.
How HAPLOIDY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HAPLOIDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAPLOIDY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HAPLOIDY
- All 8 letters of HAPLOIDY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAPLOIDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The condition of having only one complete set of chromosomes in a cell nucleus.
Haploidy is normal in sperm and egg cells, and in the males of bees and wasps. Its counterpart is diploidy, where each chromosome appears twice.
How HAPLOIDY is used
Haploidy is a genetics term used in biology classes and research papers.
- Haploidy is typical of gametes such as eggs and sperm.
- The study looked at haploidy in male bees.
- Scientists induced haploidy in the plant to speed up breeding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAPLOIDY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HAPLOIDY
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Common questions about HAPLOIDY
- Is HAPLOIDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAPLOIDY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAPLOIDY worth?
- HAPLOIDY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAPLOIDY mean?
- The condition of having only one complete set of chromosomes in a cell nucleus.
- What letters can be added to HAPLOIDY?
- No single letter can be added to HAPLOIDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HAPLOIDY:
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