dominant
ADJECTIVENOUN
/dɑmənənt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
dominant is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2O1M3I1N1A1N1T1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does dominant mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Most frequent or common.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Exercising influence or control.
“television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion”
“the dominant partner in the marriage”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
3
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar.
ANTONYMS
RELATED
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale.
BROADER