TETRAPLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TETRAPLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETRAPLOID?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETRAPLOID is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRAPLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETRAPLOID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TETRAPLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TETRAPLOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TETRAPLOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of a cell or plant, carrying four chromosome sets instead of the usual two, which often gives larger flowers and fruit.
Plant breeders create tetraploid crops on purpose, because doubling the usual chromosome count can give bigger fruit or flowers. The word can also name such an organism as a noun.
How TETRAPLOID is used
Tetraploid is a genetics term, used for cells, plants and animals with four chromosome sets.
- The tetraploid wheat has larger grains.
- A tetraploid cell has twice the usual chromosome number.
- Breeders treated the seedlings to produce tetraploid plants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETRAPLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TETRAPLOID
3 longer words begin with TETRAPLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRAPLOID
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Common questions about TETRAPLOID
- Is TETRAPLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRAPLOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRAPLOID worth?
- TETRAPLOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETRAPLOID mean?
- Of a cell or plant, carrying four chromosome sets instead of the usual two, which often gives larger flowers and fruit.
- What letters can be added to TETRAPLOID?
- TETRAPLOID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TETRAPLOID:
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