OCTOPLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OCTOPLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCTOPLOID?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTOPLOID is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTOPLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
octoploidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCTOPLOID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OCTOPLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCTOPLOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OCTOPLOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cell or organism that carries eight complete sets of chromosomes.
Octoploid plants, such as some cultivated strawberries, are the result of repeated chromosome doubling. The extra sets often give larger fruit and greater vigour than a diploid relative.
How OCTOPLOID is used
Used in genetics and plant breeding, both as a noun and as an adjective.
- The garden strawberry is an octoploid with eight chromosome sets.
- Breeders crossed the octoploid with a wild relative.
- Each cell of an octoploid holds eight copies of the basic set.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCTOPLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCTOPLOID
1 longer words begin with OCTOPLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTOPLOID
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Common questions about OCTOPLOID
- Is OCTOPLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCTOPLOID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCTOPLOID worth?
- OCTOPLOID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCTOPLOID mean?
- A cell or organism that carries eight complete sets of chromosomes.
- What letters can be added to OCTOPLOID?
- OCTOPLOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OCTOPLOID:
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