HYPOPLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HYPOPLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOPLOID?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOPLOID is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOPLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPOPLOID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYPOPLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOPLOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPOPLOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having slightly fewer chromosomes than a whole multiple of the basic set.
A hypoploid cell has lost one or a few chromosomes, so it falls just below the expected count. Geneticists often meet hypoploid cells when examining tumours or cultured lines.
How HYPOPLOID is used
Used in genetics and cell biology; it can also name such a cell or organism.
- The tumour sample proved to be hypoploid.
- A hypoploid cell is missing at least one chromosome.
- Researchers tracked how the hypoploid line changed over generations.
- The karyotype showed a hypoploid count of 45.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOPLOID and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPOPLOID
3 longer words begin with HYPOPLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOPLOID
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Common questions about HYPOPLOID
- Is HYPOPLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOPLOID, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOPLOID worth?
- HYPOPLOID is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOPLOID mean?
- Having slightly fewer chromosomes than a whole multiple of the basic set.
- What letters can be added to HYPOPLOID?
- HYPOPLOID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYPOPLOID:
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