Is “Diploid” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
DIPLOID
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Diploid

noun
  1. 1.A cell which is diploid.

  2. 2.An organism with diploid cells.

adjective
  1. 1.Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.

  2. 2.Of an organism, having diploid cells.

  3. 3.Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.