PLOIDY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PLOIDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOIDY?
| 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 PLOIDY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOIDY
No single letter turns PLOIDY into another word.
How PLOIDY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLOIDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does PLOIDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The number of complete sets of chromosomes found in a cell or in the cells of an organism.
Ploidy is a term from genetics, and it is usually counted in sets: one set gives a haploid cell, two give a diploid one, and larger numbers are described as polyploid. Biologists check the ploidy of a plant or animal to understand how it reproduces and how it differs from close relatives. The word is built from the ending of haploid and diploid, so it is nearly always met in scientific writing.
How PLOIDY is used
Technical term of biology; usually appears in phrases such as "the ploidy of a cell" or "a change in ploidy".
- The ploidy of the sample was checked before the experiment began.
- Human body cells have a ploidy of two, with one set from each parent.
- A change in ploidy can make a plant larger or sterile.
- The students compared the ploidy of several crop species.
- Because the ploidy differed, the two cells could not be matched directly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOIDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLOIDY
The 6 tiles of PLOIDY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOIDY
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Common questions about PLOIDY
- Is PLOIDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOIDY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOIDY worth?
- PLOIDY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOIDY mean?
- The number of complete sets of chromosomes found in a cell or in the cells of an organism.
- What letters can be added to PLOIDY?
- No single letter can be added to PLOIDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLOIDY:
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