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hypertrophy

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Is hypertrophy a Scrabble word?

Yes, hypertrophy is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 27 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of hypertrophy?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.Examples: "Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ]."Antonyms: atrophy, hypotrophy, hyperplasiacountable

2. (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.Antonyms: atrophy, hypotrophy, hyperplasiauncountable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.Antonyms: atrophyintransitive

2. (by extension) To enlarge or extend.Examples: "But when text hypertrophies into a riot of contending inscripturations, we lose too much of what matters most in writing."; "Like a well-exercised muscle, 'network' has hypertrophied into a master concept."Antonyms: atrophybroadly

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "hypertrophy"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "hypertrophy"?

Scrabble
27 points
H4
Y4
P3
E1
R1
T1
R1
O1
P3
H4
Y4
Words With Friends
25 points
H3
Y4
P4
E1
R1
T1
R1
O1
P4
H3
Y4

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