NEOTENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NEOTENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEOTENIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 NEOTENIC is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEOTENIC
No single letter turns NEOTENIC into another word.
How NEOTENIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEOTENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEOTENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEOTENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to neoteny, the retention of juvenile features into adulthood.
A neotenic animal reaches maturity while still looking like a larva, as the axolotl does. Scientists also apply the word to features, such as a rounded face, that stay youthful in the adult. It describes a pattern of development, not a disease.
How NEOTENIC is used
Used in biology and evolutionary writing.
- The axolotl is a classic neotenic salamander.
- Biologists discussed whether the neotenic traits were inherited.
- A neotenic species may breed while it still has gills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEOTENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NEOTENIC
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Common questions about NEOTENIC
- Is NEOTENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEOTENIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEOTENIC worth?
- NEOTENIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEOTENIC mean?
- Relating to neoteny, the retention of juvenile features into adulthood.
- What letters can be added to NEOTENIC?
- No single letter can be added to NEOTENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEOTENIC:
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