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Neoteny

n 1e 1o 1t 1e 1n 1y 4

About 4 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Uncommon

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

What does neoteny mean?

noun

  1. an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species

Is NEOTENY 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 NEOTENY worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
n 1e 1o 1t 1e 1n 1y 4

Words With Friends

11 pts
n 2e 1o 1t 1e 1n 2y 3

Wordfeud

10 pts
n 1e 1o 1t 1e 1n 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
n 1e 1o 1t 1e 1n 1y 4

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

Words from the letters in NEOTENY

Words that end like NEOTENY

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

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All words ending in -ENY

Neoteny: quick answers

Is NEOTENY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NEOTENY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NEOTENY worth?
NEOTENY scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does neoteny mean?
As a noun, neoteny means “an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species”.
What words can you make with the letters in NEOTENY?
You can make 61 shorter words from NEOTENY, such as TEENY, TENNY, TONEY, YENTE. See the full list.