Word index

POLYPLOIDS

10 letters, 18 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What POLYPLOIDS Means

POLYPLOIDS is a form of POLYPLOID, which means:

  1. noun: (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
  2. adjective: of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes“a polyploid cell”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

POLYPLOIDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 L1 Y4 P3 L1 O1 I1 D2 S1.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.