independent assortment

22 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

independent assortment is a valid 22-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

I1N1D2E1P3E1N1D2E1N1T1A1S1S1O1R1T1M3E1N1T1

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81

MEANING

What does independent assortment mean?