HOMEOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOMEOTIC 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 HOMEOTIC?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMEOTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMEOTIC
No single letter turns HOMEOTIC into another word.
How HOMEOTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMEOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMEOTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMEOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Relating to a mutation or gene that causes one body part to be replaced by another that normally grows elsewhere.
Homeotic genes control the body plan of an animal, and a faulty one can give a fly a leg where an antenna should be. The word comes from the Greek for similar and is used by geneticists and developmental biologists.
How HOMEOTIC is used
Used in genetics and developmental biology, usually as homeotic gene or homeotic mutation.
- A homeotic mutation grew legs where the fly's antennae should be.
- Homeotic genes set the plan for the body segments.
- The lab studied a homeotic change in the flower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMEOTIC
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Common questions about HOMEOTIC
- Is HOMEOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEOTIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMEOTIC worth?
- HOMEOTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMEOTIC mean?
- Relating to a mutation or gene that causes one body part to be replaced by another that normally grows elsewhere.
- What letters can be added to HOMEOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to HOMEOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMEOTIC:
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