TRIPLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TRIPLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIPLOID?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIPLOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIPLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIPLOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRIPLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIPLOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIPLOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having three sets of chromosomes in each cell, often making a plant seedless or sterile.
A triploid plant or animal is usually sterile, since odd chromosome sets cannot pair evenly. Breeders use this trait to grow seedless fruit and oysters that do not spawn. As a noun, a triploid is an organism with this makeup.
How TRIPLOID is used
Used in genetics and breeding, as adjective or noun.
- The triploid watermelon produces no hard seeds.
- Oysters raised as triploid stock grow faster in summer.
- The cell was found to be triploid under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIPLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIPLOID
3 longer words begin with TRIPLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIPLOID
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Common questions about TRIPLOID
- Is TRIPLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIPLOID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIPLOID worth?
- TRIPLOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIPLOID mean?
- Having three sets of chromosomes in each cell, often making a plant seedless or sterile.
- What letters can be added to TRIPLOID?
- TRIPLOID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRIPLOID:
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