neoteny
NOUN
/ni'ɑtəni/
7 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N
neoteny is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1E1O1T1E1N1Y4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does neoteny mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species.
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