What DIPLOID Means
- noun: (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
- adjective: of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number“diploid somatic cells”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DIPLOID is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 P3 L1 O1 I1 D2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In DIPLOID
38 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (1)
5 letter words (2)
4 letter words (9)
3 letter words (15)
2 letter words (11)
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