PENTAPLOIDY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PENTAPLOIDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTAPLOIDY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTAPLOIDY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTAPLOIDY
No single letter turns PENTAPLOIDY into another word.
How PENTAPLOIDY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENTAPLOIDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTAPLOIDY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENTAPLOIDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The condition of having five complete sets of chromosomes in each cell.
Pentaploidy turns up in some cultivated plants such as certain roses. Odd numbers of sets often make a plant sterile, which is why breeders watch for it.
How PENTAPLOIDY is used
Used in genetics and plant breeding.
- Pentaploidy is rare in wild animals.
- The rose showed pentaploidy under the microscope.
- Breeders studied pentaploidy in the new variety.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTAPLOIDY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about PENTAPLOIDY
- Is PENTAPLOIDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTAPLOIDY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTAPLOIDY worth?
- PENTAPLOIDY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTAPLOIDY mean?
- The condition of having five complete sets of chromosomes in each cell.
- What letters can be added to PENTAPLOIDY?
- No single letter can be added to PENTAPLOIDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENTAPLOIDY:
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