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Is hereditary a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hereditary is a Scrabble US word. The word hereditary is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is hereditary a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hereditary is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Is hereditary a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hereditary is a Words With Friends word. The word hereditary is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

HEREDITARY,

9-letter words (2 found)

REHYDRATE,THREADIER,

8-letter words (8 found)

DEATHIER,DITHERER,EARTHIER,HEARTIER,HEREDITY,RETHREAD,THREADER,TRIHEDRA,

7-letter words (27 found)

ADHERER,AIRTHED,DIETARY,DIETHER,DITHERY,EARTHED,HARDIER,HARRIED,HAYRIDE,HEADIER,HEARTED,HERRIED,HYDRATE,HYDRIAE,READIER,REHEARD,REHIRED,RETIARY,RETIRED,RETREAD,RETRIED,TARDIER,TARRIED,TEARIER,THREADY,TIREDER,TREADER,

6-letter words (79 found)

ADHERE,AERIED,AERIER,AETHER,AIRTED,ARIDER,ARRIDE,ARTERY,ARTIER,DARTER,DARTRE,DEARER,DEARIE,DEARTH,DEATHY,DEHAIR,DERATE,DIETER,DITHER,DREARE,DREARY,EARTHY,EATERY,EITHER,ETRIER,HAIRED,HARDER,HATRED,HAYIER,HEADER,HEARER,HEARIE,HEARTY,HEATED,HEATER,HEDERA,HEIRED,HERDER,HEREAT,HERIED,HERYED,HYDRAE,HYDRIA,IDEATE,IRATER,RAIDER,RAITED,RARITY,RATHER,READER,REARED,REDATE,REDEAR,REDIAE,REEDIT,REHEAR,REHEAT,REHIRE,REITER,REREAD,RETARD,RETEAR,RETIED,RETIRE,RITARD,TARRED,TEARED,TEARER,TEDIER,TERRAE,THREAD,TIERED,TIRADE,TIRRED,TRADER,TRADIE,YARDER,YARRED,YIRRED,

5-letter words (120 found)

AERIE,AIDER,AIERY,AIRED,AIRER,AIRTH,AIYEE,ARDRI,AREDE,ARERE,ARETE,ARRET,AYRIE,DAIRY,DARER,DARRE,DATER,DEAIR,DEARE,DEARY,DEATH,DEITY,DERAT,DERAY,DERRY,DERTH,DETER,DIARY,DIRER,DIRTY,DREAR,DREER,DRERE,DRIER,DRYER,EARED,EARTH,EATER,EATHE,EIDER,ERRED,ETHER,EYRIE,EYRIR,HAIRY,HARDY,HARED,HARRY,HATED,HATER,HAYED,HAYER,HEADY,HEARD,HEARE,HEART,HEDER,HEEDY,HERRY,HERYE,HEYED,HIDER,HIRED,HIREE,HIRER,HYDRA,IRADE,IRATE,ITHER,RAHED,RAIRD,RARED,RAREE,RATED,RATER,RATHE,RAYED,READY,REATE,REDIA,REDRY,REDYE,REEDY,REIRD,RETIA,RETIE,RETRY,RHYTA,RIDER,TARDY,TARED,TARRE,TARRY,TEADE,TEAED,TEARY,TERAI,TERRA,TERRY,THEED,THEIR,THERE,THIRD,THRAE,THREE,THRID,TIRED,TRADE,TREAD,TREED,TRIAD,TRIDE,TRIED,TRIER,TRYER,TYRED,YAIRD,YARER,YEARD,YIRTH,

4-letter words (132 found)

ADIT,ADRY,AERY,AHED,AIDE,AIRT,AIRY,ARED,ARET,ARID,ARTI,ARTY,AYRE,DARE,DARI,DART,DATE,DEAR,DEER,DEET,DERE,DIET,DIRE,DIRT,DITA,DITE,DIYA,DRAT,DRAY,DREE,DREY,DYER,EARD,EATH,EDIT,EERY,EHED,EIDE,ERED,ETHE,EYED,EYER,EYRA,EYRE,HADE,HAED,HAET,HAIR,HARD,HARE,HART,HATE,HEAD,HEAR,HEAT,HEED,HEID,HEIR,HERD,HERE,HERY,HETE,HIDE,HIED,HIRE,HIYA,HYED,HYTE,IDEA,IDEE,IRED,RADE,RAID,RAIT,RARE,RATE,RATH,READ,REAR,REDE,REED,RETE,RHEA,RIAD,RIDE,RITE,TAED,TAHR,TARE,TEAD,TEAR,TEDY,TEED,TEER,TEHR,THAE,THAR,THEE,THEY,THIR,TIAR,TIDE,TIDY,TIED,TIER,TIRE,TIRR,TRAD,TRAY,TREE,TREY,TRIE,TRYE,TYDE,TYED,TYEE,TYER,TYRE,YARD,YARE,YARR,YATE,YEAD,YEAH,YEAR,YEDE,YEED,YERD,YETI,YIRD,YIRR,YITE,

3-letter words (82 found)

AHI,AID,AIR,AIT,ARD,ARE,ART,ARY,ATE,AYE,DAE,DAH,DAY,DEE,DEI,DEY,DIE,DIT,DRY,DYE,EAR,EAT,EDH,ERA,ERE,ERR,ETA,ETH,EYE,HAD,HAE,HAT,HAY,HER,HET,HEY,HID,HIE,HIT,HYE,IDE,IRE,ITA,RAD,RAH,RAI,RAT,RAY,RED,REE,REH,REI,RET,RHY,RIA,RID,RIT,RYA,RYE,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAY,TEA,TED,TEE,THE,THY,TID,TIE,TRY,TYE,YAD,YAE,YAH,YAR,YEA,YEH,YER,YET,YID,

2-letter words (27 found)

AD,AE,AH,AI,AR,AT,AY,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EE,EH,ER,ET,HA,HE,HI,ID,IT,RE,TA,TE,TI,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 479 words from hereditary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hereditary

hereditary

Etymology

From Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/
  • Hyphenation: he‧red‧i‧ta‧ry

Adjective

hereditary (comparative more hereditary, superlative most hereditary)

  1. Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
  2. Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
  3. Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
  4. Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.
  5. (mathematics) Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.

Synonyms

  • inhereditary

Antonyms

  • nonhereditary

Derived terms

Related terms

  • see heir

Translations

Noun

hereditary (plural hereditaries)

  1. A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

See also

  • congenital

Anagrams

  • erythraeid

Source: wiktionary.org