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Drosophila

d 2r 1o 1s 1o 1p 3h 4i 1l 1a 1

About 4 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does drosophila mean?

noun

  1. small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance

    Synonymsdrosophila melanogaster

Is DROSOPHILA a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DROSOPHILA worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
d 2r 1o 1s 1o 1p 3h 4i 1l 1a 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
d 2r 1o 1s 1o 1p 4h 3i 1l 2a 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
d 2r 1o 1s 1o 1p 4h 4i 1l 1a 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2r 1o 1s 1o 1p 3h 3i 1l 2a 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DROSOPHILA

Hooks for DROSOPHILA

Add one letter to the front or back of DROSOPHILA to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

drosophilaedrosophilas

Drosophila: quick answers

Is DROSOPHILA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DROSOPHILA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DROSOPHILA worth?
DROSOPHILA scores 16 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does drosophila mean?
As a noun, drosophila means “small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance”.
What words can you make with the letters in DROSOPHILA?
You can make 623 shorter words from DROSOPHILA, such as HAPLOIDS, HOSPODAR, LORDSHIP, SHIPLOAD. See the full list.