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Heterozygous

h 4e 1t 1e 1r 1o 1z 10y 4g 2o 1u 1s 1

About 5 syllables

adjective · 12 letters · Uncommon

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

What does heterozygous mean?

adjective

  1. having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci

    “heterozygous for eye color”

Is HETEROZYGOUS 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 HETEROZYGOUS worth?

Scrabble

28 pts
h 4e 1t 1e 1r 1o 1z 10y 4g 2o 1u 1s 1

Words With Friends

28 pts
h 3e 1t 1e 1r 1o 1z 10y 3g 3o 1u 2s 1

Wordfeud

30 pts
h 4e 1t 1e 1r 1o 1z 10y 4g 3o 1u 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

30 pts
h 3e 1t 1e 1r 1o 1z 10y 4g 4o 1u 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in HETEROZYGOUS

Heterozygous: quick answers

Is HETEROZYGOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HETEROZYGOUS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 28 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HETEROZYGOUS worth?
HETEROZYGOUS scores 28 points in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends, 30 in Wordfeud and 30 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does heterozygous mean?
As an adjective, heterozygous means “having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci”.
What words can you make with the letters in HETEROZYGOUS?
You can make 751 shorter words from HETEROZYGOUS, such as SHEGETZ, ZYGOTES, GROSZY, HERTZES. See the full list.