neoteny
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Is neoteny a Scrabble word?
✓Yes, neoteny is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 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 neoteny?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.Examples: "Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults."; "Richard Wrangham has noted that the domestication of animals usually tames them by slowing down components of the developmental timetable to retain juvenile traits into adulthood, a process called pedomorphy or neoteny."countableuncountable
2. (biology) The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.countableuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "neoteny"?
How many Scrabble points is the word "neoteny"?
N1
E1
O1
T1
E1
N1
Y4
N2
E1
O1
T1
E1
N2
Y4