heredity
NOUN
/hə'rɛdɪti/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
heredity is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1R1E1D2I1T1Y4
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does heredity mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The total of inherited attributes.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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2
The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next.
BROADER
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