diploid
NOUNADJECTIVE
/dɪplɔɪd/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
diploid is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1P3L1O1I1D2
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does diploid mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.
“diploid somatic cells”
ANTONYMS