assortative mating

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

assortative mating is a valid 18-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1S1O1R1T1A1T1I1V4E1M3A1T1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does assortative mating mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating.