PROTOTROPHY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PROTOTROPHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTOTROPHY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTOTROPHY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTOTROPHY
No single letter turns PROTOTROPHY into another word.
How PROTOTROPHY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROTOTROPHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTOTROPHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROTOTROPHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The ability of an organism to grow on a basic medium without needing extra nutrients.
Prototrophy describes a normal strain that makes everything it needs from simple ingredients. Mutants that lose this ability are called auxotrophs, and geneticists compare the two.
How PROTOTROPHY is used
Microbiology and genetics term.
- Prototrophy was restored after the gene was repaired.
- The strain showed prototrophy on minimal medium.
- Testing for prototrophy is a routine lab check.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTOTROPHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTOTROPHY
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Common questions about PROTOTROPHY
- Is PROTOTROPHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTOTROPHY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTOTROPHY worth?
- PROTOTROPHY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTOTROPHY mean?
- The ability of an organism to grow on a basic medium without needing extra nutrients.
- What letters can be added to PROTOTROPHY?
- No single letter can be added to PROTOTROPHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROTOTROPHY:
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