NEOTENY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NEOTENY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEOTENY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEOTENY is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEOTENY
No single letter turns NEOTENY into another word.
How NEOTENY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NEOTENY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 168,430.
What does NEOTENY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The keeping of juvenile features in the adult form of an animal.
Neoteny is seen in the axolotl, a salamander that grows up yet keeps its feathery gills and lives in water. Some scientists suggest that human traits, such as a flat face, show neoteny too. It results from development slowing down compared with maturity.
How NEOTENY is used
Neoteny is a term from biology and evolutionary science.
- The axolotl is a classic example of neoteny.
- Biologists debate whether neoteny shaped human evolution.
- Neoteny lets the animal breed while still looking like a larva.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEOTENY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NEOTENY
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Common questions about NEOTENY
- Is NEOTENY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEOTENY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEOTENY worth?
- NEOTENY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEOTENY mean?
- The keeping of juvenile features in the adult form of an animal.
- What letters can be added to NEOTENY?
- No single letter can be added to NEOTENY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NEOTENY:
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