Is HETEROPLOIDY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HETEROPLOIDY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HETEROPLOIDY mean?
- noun
the condition of being heteroploid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + L (1) + O (1) + I (1) + D (2) + Y (4) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HETEROPLOIDY
HETEROPLOIDY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HETEROPLOIDY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heliotyped19
- heteroploid17
- heliotype17
- holotype16
- orthoepy16
- phytoid16
- typhoid16
- heliotrope15
- philtered15
- potholder15
- heredity15
- holytide15
- thyreoid15
- oophyte15
- prythee15
- hypoed15
- hypoid15
- deployer14
- droopily14
- philtred14
- pothered14
- potholed14
- redeploy14
- rhyolite14
- theropod14
- torpidly14
- trophied14
- dithery14
- thirdly14
- thyroid14
- phooey14
- phytol14
- trophy14
- hyped14
- rhodolite13
- heliport13
- porthole13
- potholer13
- helotry13
- hirpled13
- pedlery13
- photoed13
- retyped13
- tepidly13
- tripody13
- dhooly13
- hiply13
- hyper13
- phyle13
- pithy13
- elytroid12
- hoplite12
- peytrel12
- philter12
- philtre12
- piehole12
- pothole12
- prithee12
- protyle12
- telpher12
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