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Holotype

h 4o 1l 1o 1t 1y 4p 3e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

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

What does holotype mean?

noun

  1. the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made

    Synonymstype specimen

Is HOLOTYPE 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 HOLOTYPE worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
h 4o 1l 1o 1t 1y 4p 3e 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
h 3o 1l 2o 1t 1y 3p 4e 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
h 4o 1l 1o 1t 1y 4p 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
h 3o 1l 2o 1t 1y 4p 3e 1

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

Words from the letters in HOLOTYPE

Hooks for HOLOTYPE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

holotypes

Words that end like HOLOTYPE

Common words that share the ending -YPE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

prototypeteletypetypestereotypemistyperetype
All words ending in -YPE

Holotype: quick answers

Is HOLOTYPE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HOLOTYPE 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 HOLOTYPE worth?
HOLOTYPE scores 16 points in Scrabble, 16 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 holotype mean?
As a noun, holotype means “the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made”.
What words can you make with the letters in HOLOTYPE?
You can make 148 shorter words from HOLOTYPE, such as OOPHYTE, PHOOEY, PHYTOL, PHYLE. See the full list.