heredity

1. The genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.

2. The sum of characteristics and associated potentialities transmitted genetically to an individual organism.

3. The sum of the characteristics and potentialities genetically derived from one's ancestors.

4. The transmission of such qualities from ancestor to descendant through the genes.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
heredity	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
de	3
ed	3
eh	5
er	2
et	2
he	5
hi	5
id	3
it	2
re	2
te	2
ti	2
ye	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dee	4
dey	7
die	4
dit	4
dry	7
dye	7
edh	7
ere	3
eth	6
eye	6
her	6
het	6
hey	9
hid	7
hie	6
hit	6
ire	3
red	4
ree	3
rei	3
ret	3
rid	4
rye	6
ted	4
tee	3
the	6
thy	9
tie	3
try	6
tye	6
yeh	9
yet	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
deer	5
deet	5
dere	5
diet	5
dire	5
dirt	5
dite	5
dree	5
dyer	8
edit	5
eery	7
eide	5
eyed	8
eyer	7
eyre	7
heed	8
heir	7
herd	8
here	7
hide	8
hied	8
hire	7
hyte	10
ired	5
rede	5
reed	5
rete	4
ride	5
rite	4
teed	5
thee	7
they	10
thir	7
tide	5
tidy	8
tied	5
tier	4
tire	4
tree	4
trey	7
tyee	7
tyer	7
tyre	7
yeti	7
yird	8

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
deity	9
deter	6
dirty	9
eider	6
ether	8
eyrie	8
heder	9
hider	9
hired	9
hiree	8
ither	8
redye	9
reedy	9
retie	5
their	8
there	8
third	9
three	8
tired	6
treed	6
tried	6
tyred	9
yirth	11

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dieter	7
dither	10
either	9
heired	10
reedit	7
retied	7
tiered	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
diether	11
dithery	14

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
heredity	15