Definition of heterozygous

"heterozygous" in the adjective sense

1. heterozygous

having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci

"heterozygous for eye color"

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heterozygous in Scrabble®

The word heterozygous is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 28

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters heterozygous:

HETEROZYGOUS

(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

eyeshot, gesture, greyest, hertzes, heteros, outgoes, rehouse, reshoot, shooter, shouter, shuteye, soother, tougher, troughs, yoghurt, yogurts, zeroeth, zygotes

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word heterozygous

HETEROZYGOUS

(306)

HETEROZYGOUS

(270)

HETEROZYGOUS

(204)

HETEROZYGOUS

(180)

HETEROZYGOUS

(156)

HETEROZYGOUS

(152)

HETEROZYGOUS

(144)

HETEROZYGOUS

(132)

HETEROZYGOUS

(120)

HETEROZYGOUS

(116)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(100)

HETEROZYGOUS

(90)

HETEROZYGOUS

(90)

HETEROZYGOUS

(80)

HETEROZYGOUS

(76)

HETEROZYGOUS

(68)

HETEROZYGOUS

(64)

HETEROZYGOUS

(60)

HETEROZYGOUS

(60)

HETEROZYGOUS

(60)

HETEROZYGOUS

(52)

HETEROZYGOUS

(44)

HETEROZYGOUS

(42)

HETEROZYGOUS

(41)

HETEROZYGOUS

(40)

HETEROZYGOUS

(35)

HETEROZYGOUS

(34)

HETEROZYGOUS

(31)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In heterozygous

HETEROZYGOUS

(306)

HETEROZYGOUS

(270)

HETEROZYGOUS

(204)

HETEROZYGOUS

(180)

HETEROZYGOUS

(156)

HETEROZYGOUS

(152)

HETEROZYGOUS

(144)

ZYGOTES

(140 = 90 + 50)

ZEROETH

(137 = 87 + 50)

HERTZES

(137 = 87 + 50)

HETEROZYGOUS

(132)

ZYGOTES

(130 = 80 + 50)

HERTZES

(128 = 78 + 50)

HERTZES

(126 = 76 + 50)

ZEROETH

(126 = 76 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(122 = 72 + 50)

HETEROZYGOUS

(120)

ZEROETH

(119 = 69 + 50)

HERTZES

(119 = 69 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(116 = 66 + 50)

HETEROZYGOUS

(116)

ZYGOTES

(114 = 64 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(113 = 63 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(113 = 63 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(113 = 63 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(113 = 63 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(113 = 63 + 50)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HERTZES

(110 = 60 + 50)

HERTZES

(110 = 60 + 50)

HERTZES

(110 = 60 + 50)

HERTZES

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(110 = 60 + 50)

HERTZES

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(110 = 60 + 50)

HERTZES

(110 = 60 + 50)

HERTZES

(110 = 60 + 50)

ZEROETH

(108 = 58 + 50)

HERTZES

(108 = 58 + 50)

ZEROETH

(108 = 58 + 50)

ZEROETH

(107 = 57 + 50)

HERTZES

(107 = 57 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(106 = 56 + 50)

YOGHURT

(106 = 56 + 50)

YOGHURT

(104 = 54 + 50)

YOGHURT

(104 = 54 + 50)

YOGHURT

(104 = 54 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(102 = 52 + 50)

EYESHOT

(102 = 52 + 50)

EYESHOT

(101 = 51 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(101 = 51 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(101 = 51 + 50)

EYESHOT

(101 = 51 + 50)

HETEROZYGOUS

(100)

ZYGOTES

(98 = 48 + 50)

YOGHURT

(98 = 48 + 50)

HERTZES

(98 = 48 + 50)

ZEROETH

(98 = 48 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(98 = 48 + 50)

HERTZES

(97 = 47 + 50)

ZEROETH

(96 = 46 + 50)

HERTZES

(96 = 46 + 50)

HERTZES

(96 = 46 + 50)

ZEROETH

(96 = 46 + 50)

YOGHURT

(95 = 45 + 50)

YOGHURT

(95 = 45 + 50)

YOGHURT

(95 = 45 + 50)

YOGHURT

(95 = 45 + 50)

TOUGHER

(95 = 45 + 50)

YOGURTS

(95 = 45 + 50)

TROUGHS

(95 = 45 + 50)

GREYEST

(95 = 45 + 50)

GREYEST

(95 = 45 + 50)

TOUGHER

(94 = 44 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(94 = 44 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(94 = 44 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(94 = 44 + 50)

TROUGHS

(94 = 44 + 50)

GREYEST

(94 = 44 + 50)

YOGURTS

(94 = 44 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(94 = 44 + 50)

ZYTHOS

(93)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

RESHOOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(92 = 42 + 50)

SOOTHER

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(92 = 42 + 50)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(92 = 42 + 50)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZEROETH

(92 = 42 + 50)

HERTZES

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZEROETH

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(92 = 42 + 50)

REHOUSE

(92 = 42 + 50)

HERTZES

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHOUTER

(92 = 42 + 50)

HETEROS

(92 = 42 + 50)

HERTZES

(92 = 42 + 50)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

YOGHURT

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZEROETH

(92 = 42 + 50)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

EYESHOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

RESHOOT

(92 = 42 + 50)

SHOOTER

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZEROETH

(92 = 42 + 50)

ZEROETH

(91 = 41 + 50)

REHOUSE

(90 = 40 + 50)

HERTZES

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZEROETH

(90 = 40 + 50)

RESHOOT

(90 = 40 + 50)

HETEROZYGOUS

(90)

SOOTHER

(90 = 40 + 50)

SHOOTER

(90 = 40 + 50)

HERTZES

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(90 = 40 + 50)

YOGHURT

(90 = 40 + 50)

SHOUTER

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZEROETH

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(90 = 40 + 50)

HERTZES

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZEROETH

(90 = 40 + 50)

HERTZES

(90 = 40 + 50)

HETEROZYGOUS

(90)

ZEROETH

(90 = 40 + 50)

ZYGOTES

(90 = 40 + 50)

HERTZES

(90 = 40 + 50)

HETEROS

(90 = 40 + 50)

TROUGHS

(89 = 39 + 50)

SHUTEYE

(89 = 39 + 50)

EYESHOT

(89 = 39 + 50)

TOUGHER

(89 = 39 + 50)

GREYEST

(89 = 39 + 50)

TOUGHER

(89 = 39 + 50)

YOGURTS

(89 = 39 + 50)

HERTZES

(88 = 38 + 50)

HERTZES

(88 = 38 + 50)

ZEROETH

(88 = 38 + 50)

ZEROETH

(88 = 38 + 50)

HERTZES

(88 = 38 + 50)

ZEROETH

(88 = 38 + 50)

ZEROETH

(88 = 38 + 50)

ZEROETH

(88 = 38 + 50)

HERTZES

(88 = 38 + 50)

HERTZES

(88 = 38 + 50)

TOUGHER

(88 = 38 + 50)

TROUGHS

(88 = 38 + 50)

ZYGOTE

(87)

ZYGOUS

(87)

ZYGOSE

(87)

YOGURTS

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGURTS

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGURTS

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGURTS

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGURTS

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGURTS

(86 = 36 + 50)

SHOUTER

(86 = 36 + 50)

TROUGHS

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGHURT

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGHURT

(86 = 36 + 50)

TROUGHS

(86 = 36 + 50)

TOUGHER

(86 = 36 + 50)

YOGHURT

(86 = 36 + 50)

TROUGHS

(86 = 36 + 50)

TOUGHER

(86 = 36 + 50)

TOUGHER

(86 = 36 + 50)

GREYEST

(86 = 36 + 50)

TROUGHS

(86 = 36 + 50)

TROUGHS

(86 = 36 + 50)

GREYEST

(86 = 36 + 50)

REHOUSE

(86 = 36 + 50)

EYESHOT

(86 = 36 + 50)

GREYEST

(86 = 36 + 50)

GREYEST

(86 = 36 + 50)

GREYEST

(86 = 36 + 50)

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heterozygous in Words With Friends™

The word heterozygous is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 28

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters heterozygous:

HETEROZYGOUS

(486)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

eyeshot, gesture, greyest, hertzes, heteros, outgoes, rehouse, reshoot, shooter, shouter, shuteye, soother, tougher, troughs, yoghurt, yogurts, zeroeth, zygotes

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word heterozygous

HETEROZYGOUS

(486)

HETEROZYGOUS

(450)

HETEROZYGOUS

(324)

HETEROZYGOUS

(288)

HETEROZYGOUS

(240)

HETEROZYGOUS

(192)

HETEROZYGOUS

(132)

HETEROZYGOUS

(120)

HETEROZYGOUS

(116)

HETEROZYGOUS

(116)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(100)

HETEROZYGOUS

(72)

HETEROZYGOUS

(72)

HETEROZYGOUS

(68)

HETEROZYGOUS

(64)

HETEROZYGOUS

(64)

HETEROZYGOUS

(44)

HETEROZYGOUS

(42)

HETEROZYGOUS

(37)

HETEROZYGOUS

(34)

HETEROZYGOUS

(34)

HETEROZYGOUS

(34)

HETEROZYGOUS

(33)

HETEROZYGOUS

(33)

HETEROZYGOUS

(32)

HETEROZYGOUS

(32)

HETEROZYGOUS

(31)

HETEROZYGOUS

(30)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In heterozygous

HETEROZYGOUS

(486)

HETEROZYGOUS

(450)

HETEROZYGOUS

(324)

HETEROZYGOUS

(288)

HETEROZYGOUS

(240)

HETEROZYGOUS

(192)

ZYGOTES

(173 = 138 + 35)

HERTZES

(155 = 120 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(155 = 120 + 35)

ZEROETH

(155 = 120 + 35)

ZEROETH

(149 = 114 + 35)

ZYGOUS

(138)

ZYGOTE

(135)

ZYGOSE

(135)

HETEROZYGOUS

(132)

ZYTHOS

(123)

YUTZES

(120)

ZYGOUS

(120)

HETEROZYGOUS

(120)

ZYGOTES

(119 = 84 + 35)

ZYTHOS

(117)

ZYGOTE

(117)

ZYGOSE

(117)

HETEROZYGOUS

(116)

HETEROZYGOUS

(116)

ZYGOTES

(115 = 80 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(115 = 80 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(115 = 80 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(115 = 80 + 35)

YUTZES

(114)

HERTZES

(113 = 78 + 35)

YOGHURT

(113 = 78 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(113 = 78 + 35)

ZEROETH

(113 = 78 + 35)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

HETEROZYGOUS

(112)

OOZERS

(111)

ZOSTER

(111)

ZEROETH

(111 = 76 + 35)

ZEROES

(111)

HERTZES

(111 = 76 + 35)

YUTZ

(108)

HERTZ

(108)

ZESTY

(108)

ZOOTY

(108)

HERTZES

(107 = 72 + 35)

HERTZES

(107 = 72 + 35)

ZEROETH

(107 = 72 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(107 = 72 + 35)

ZEROETH

(107 = 72 + 35)

HERTZES

(107 = 72 + 35)

ZEROETH

(107 = 72 + 35)

HERTZES

(107 = 72 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(107 = 72 + 35)

YOGURTS

(107 = 72 + 35)

ZEROETH

(107 = 72 + 35)

ZHOS

(105)

OOZERS

(105)

ZEROES

(105)

ZOSTER

(105)

ZORSE

(102)

ZEROS

(102)

HERTZES

(101 = 66 + 35)

YOGHURT

(101 = 66 + 35)

ZEROETH

(101 = 66 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(101 = 66 + 35)

TROUGHS

(101 = 66 + 35)

YOGHURT

(101 = 66 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(101 = 66 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(101 = 66 + 35)

ZEROETH

(101 = 66 + 35)

HERTZES

(101 = 66 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(101 = 66 + 35)

HETEROZYGOUS

(100)

ZOOS

(99)

ZEES

(99)

ZERO

(99)

ZEST

(99)

ZEROETH

(95 = 60 + 35)

YOGHURT

(95 = 60 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(95 = 60 + 35)

TOUGHER

(95 = 60 + 35)

TROUGHS

(95 = 60 + 35)

TOUGHER

(95 = 60 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(95 = 60 + 35)

ZEROETH

(95 = 60 + 35)

YOGHURT

(95 = 60 + 35)

ZEROETH

(95 = 60 + 35)

YOGHURT

(95 = 60 + 35)

HERTZES

(95 = 60 + 35)

HERTZES

(95 = 60 + 35)

HERTZES

(95 = 60 + 35)

OUTGOES

(95 = 60 + 35)

TOUGHER

(95 = 60 + 35)

ZEROETH

(95 = 60 + 35)

HERTZES

(95 = 60 + 35)

YOGHURT

(95 = 60 + 35)

SHOUTER

(95 = 60 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(95 = 60 + 35)

HERTZES

(95 = 60 + 35)

GREYEST

(92 = 57 + 35)

GREYEST

(92 = 57 + 35)

EYESHOT

(92 = 57 + 35)

EYESHOT

(92 = 57 + 35)

GREYEST

(92 = 57 + 35)

YOGHURT

(91 = 56 + 35)

YOGHURT

(91 = 56 + 35)

HERTZES

(91 = 56 + 35)

YOGHURT

(91 = 56 + 35)

ZEROETH

(91 = 56 + 35)

YOGURTS

(89 = 54 + 35)

TOUGHER

(89 = 54 + 35)

REHOUSE

(89 = 54 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(89 = 54 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(89 = 54 + 35)

OUTGOES

(89 = 54 + 35)

TOUGHER

(89 = 54 + 35)

TROUGHS

(89 = 54 + 35)

YOGURTS

(89 = 54 + 35)

TOUGHER

(89 = 54 + 35)

YOGURTS

(89 = 54 + 35)

TROUGHS

(89 = 54 + 35)

GESTURE

(89 = 54 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(89 = 54 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(87 = 52 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(87 = 52 + 35)

RESHOOT

(86 = 51 + 35)

SOOTHER

(86 = 51 + 35)

EYESHOT

(86 = 51 + 35)

HETEROS

(86 = 51 + 35)

GREYEST

(86 = 51 + 35)

GREYEST

(86 = 51 + 35)

RESHOOT

(86 = 51 + 35)

SHOOTER

(86 = 51 + 35)

GREYEST

(86 = 51 + 35)

YOGURTS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TOUGHER

(83 = 48 + 35)

SHOUTER

(83 = 48 + 35)

REHOUSE

(83 = 48 + 35)

ZEROETH

(83 = 48 + 35)

TOUGHER

(83 = 48 + 35)

TROUGHS

(83 = 48 + 35)

SHOUTER

(83 = 48 + 35)

TROUGHS

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGURTS

(83 = 48 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(83 = 48 + 35)

TROUGHS

(83 = 48 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGHURT

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGOES

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGHURT

(83 = 48 + 35)

GESTURE

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGURTS

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGURTS

(83 = 48 + 35)

GESTURE

(83 = 48 + 35)

OUTGOES

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGHURT

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGURTS

(83 = 48 + 35)

HERTZES

(83 = 48 + 35)

TOUGHER

(83 = 48 + 35)

YOGURTS

(83 = 48 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(83 = 48 + 35)

TROUGHS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TROUGHS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TROUGHS

(83 = 48 + 35)

SHUTEYE

(83 = 48 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(81 = 46 + 35)

ZYTHOS

(81)

ZYGOTES

(81 = 46 + 35)

GREYEST

(80 = 45 + 35)

RESHOOT

(80 = 45 + 35)

ZYGOUS

(80)

ZYGOUS

(80)

EYESHOT

(80 = 45 + 35)

EYESHOT

(80 = 45 + 35)

SHOOTER

(80 = 45 + 35)

ZYGOUS

(80)

HETEROS

(80 = 45 + 35)

RESHOOT

(80 = 45 + 35)

GREYEST

(79 = 44 + 35)

GREYEST

(79 = 44 + 35)

EYESHOT

(79 = 44 + 35)

EYESHOT

(79 = 44 + 35)

EYESHOT

(79 = 44 + 35)

GREYEST

(79 = 44 + 35)

HERTZES

(79 = 44 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(79 = 44 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(79 = 44 + 35)

ZYGOTES

(79 = 44 + 35)

YUTZES

(78)

ZYGOTE

(78)

ZYGOUS

(78)

ZYGOSE

(78)

ZYGOUS

(78)

ZYTHOS

(78)

OUTGOES

(77 = 42 + 35)

TOUGHER

(77 = 42 + 35)

SHOUTER

(77 = 42 + 35)

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Words within the letters of heterozygous

2 letter words in heterozygous (12 words)

eh go he oh or os re so to uh us ye

3 letter words in heterozygous (59 words)

ego erg eye gee get goo gos got gut guy her hes het hey hoe hog hot hue hug hut ohs ooh ore ors our out rho roe rot rue rug rut rye see set she shy sot soy sty sue tee the thy toe too toy try tug ugh uhs use yeh yes yet you zee zho zoo

4 letter words in heterozygous (112 words)

5 letter words in heterozygous (113 words)

6 letter words in heterozygous (56 words)

7 letter words in heterozygous (18 words)

eyeshot gesture greyest hertzes heteros outgoes rehouse reshoot shooter shouter shuteye soother tougher troughs yoghurt yogurts zeroeth zygotes

8 letter words in heterozygous (7 words)

etherous resought roughest toyhouse urostege yoghourt yoghurts

9 letter words in heterozygous (1 word)

yoghourts

12 letter words in heterozygous (1 word)

heterozygous

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Words containing the sequence heterozygous

Words that start with heterozygous (1 word)

heterozygous

Words with heterozygous in them (1 word)

heterozygous

Words that end with heterozygous (1 word)

heterozygous

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Word Growth involving heterozygous

Shorter words in heterozygous

he het

go zygous

us zygous

Longer words containing heterozygous

(No longer words found)