Unscramble HETEROZYGOUS and you have 318 words, HETEROZYGOUS itself among them: it scores 28 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. SHEGETZ and ZYGOTES are the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HETEROZYGOUS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 9, 9 with 8, 35 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in HETEROZYGOUS: YOGHOURTS, for 16 points.
The 7-letter words from HETEROZYGOUS are led by SHEGETZ and ZYGOTES, 20 points each. SHOOTER, GESTURE and TOUGHER are the familiar ones.
GROSZY, ZYGOSE and ZYGOTE are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HETEROZYGOUS, 19 points each. THEORY, SOUGHT and HEROES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with HETEROZYGOUS letters, the top score is 17, reached by 6. YOUTH, GHOST and ROUGH are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HETEROZYGOUS; 4 of them share the top score of 16. HERE, HUGE and EYES are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from HETEROZYGOUS are led by YEZ and ZHO, 15 points each. YES, HOT and TRY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of HETEROZYGOUS for another and you can spell this word:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SHEGETZ and ZYGOTES (20 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. HETEROZYGOUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HETEROZYGOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 318) | 233 | 315 | 205 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 85 of them: HUZOORS, HUZOOR, GUTZERS, TOUZY, GUTZER, STOOZER, ZHOS, ROZETS, STOOZE, TOUZES, TREZES, ZHO and 73 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: OYEZES, YUTZES, ZOOEY, YUTZ, YEZ, REZES, ROUGHY, TUSHERY, GREYOUTS, HOUSEY, REZ, SEZ and 16 more. Scrabble UK skips 3 of them: SHEGETZ, GOYS and GOY.