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Is neoteny a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word neoteny is a Scrabble US word. The word neoteny is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

N1E1O1T1E1N1Y4

Is neoteny a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word neoteny is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

N1E1O1T1E1N1Y4

Is neoteny a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word neoteny is a Words With Friends word. The word neoteny is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2E1O1T1E1N2Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

NEOTENY,

5-letter words (9 found)

NONET,TEENY,TENNE,TENNO,TENNY,TENON,TONEY,TONNE,YENTE,

4-letter words (17 found)

ETEN,EYEN,EYNE,EYOT,NENE,NEON,NETE,NONE,NOTE,TEEN,TENE,TOEY,TONE,TONY,TYEE,TYNE,YONT,

3-letter words (22 found)

EEN,ENE,EON,EYE,NEE,NET,NON,NOT,NOY,NYE,ONE,ONY,OYE,TEE,TEN,TOE,TON,TOY,TYE,YEN,YET,YON,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,EN,ET,NE,NO,NY,OE,ON,OY,TE,TO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 63 words from neoteny according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of neoteny

neoteny

Etymology

From German Neotenie, coined in 1884 by anatomist Julius Kollmann from Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “young”) + τείνειν (teínein, “to tense”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /niˈɒtəni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /niˈɑːtəni/

Noun

neoteny (countable and uncountable, plural neotenies)

  1. (biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
  2. (biology) The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.

Synonyms

  • pedomorphism

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See also

  • agerasia

Further reading

  • neoteny on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org