preadaptation
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 13
Definition of preadaptation
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function
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Etymology
From pre- + adaptation.
Words you can make from preadaptation
200+ playable · top: APPOINTED (14 pts)
Best play appointed 14 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
11 words8-letter words
43 words- PEPONIDA 13 pts
- PREADAPT 13 pts
- PREADOPT 13 pts
- PROPINED 13 pts
- ANTIPOPE 12 pts
- APPARENT 12 pts
- PRIAPEAN 12 pts
- TRAPPEAN 12 pts
- TRIPPANT 12 pts
- ADAPTION 11 pts
- ANTIPODE 11 pts
- DIPTERAN 11 pts
- DIPTERON 11 pts
- PARANOID 11 pts
- PATINAED 11 pts
- PRONATED 11 pts
- TAPADERA 11 pts
- TAPADERO 11 pts
- TETRAPOD 11 pts
- ANTIRAPE 10 pts
- ATROPINE 10 pts
- PARANOEA 10 pts
- PARANOIA 10 pts
- PATENTOR 10 pts
- PATINATE 10 pts
- PATRIATE 10 pts
- TRIPTANE 10 pts
- ANTIDORA 9 pts
- ANTIDOTE 9 pts
- AROINTED 9 pts
- ATTAINED 9 pts
- ATTORNED 9 pts
- DERATION 9 pts
- INTORTED 9 pts
- NITRATED 9 pts
- ORDINATE 9 pts
- RATIONED 9 pts
- TERATOID 9 pts
- TETANOID 9 pts
- AERATION 8 pts
- ATTAINER 8 pts
- REATTAIN 8 pts
- TENTORIA 8 pts
7-letter words
99 words- OPPIDAN 12 pts
- PREPAID 12 pts
- PROPEND 12 pts
- TRAPPED 12 pts
- TRIPPED 12 pts
- APPARAT 11 pts
- APPOINT 11 pts
- NAPPIER 11 pts
- PARAPET 11 pts
- PERIAPT 11 pts
- PITAPAT 11 pts
- PROPANE 11 pts
- PROPINE 11 pts
- TRIPPET 11 pts
- ADAPTER 10 pts
- ADAPTOR 10 pts
- ADOPTER 10 pts
- APRONED 10 pts
- DEPAINT 10 pts
- DIOPTER 10 pts
- DIOPTRE 10 pts
- DIPTERA 10 pts
- NOTEPAD 10 pts
- OPERAND 10 pts
- OPIATED 10 pts
- PADRONA 10 pts
- PADRONE 10 pts
- PADRONI 10 pts
- PAINTED 10 pts
- PANDORA 10 pts
- PANDORE 10 pts
- PARDINE 10 pts
- PAROTID 10 pts
- PARTIED 10 pts
- PATINED 10 pts
- PERIDOT 10 pts
- PINTADA 10 pts
- PINTADO 10 pts
- PIRATED 10 pts
- POINTED 10 pts
- PONIARD 10 pts
- PORTEND 10 pts
- PRINTED 10 pts
- PROTEID 10 pts
- PROTEND 10 pts
- READAPT 10 pts
- READOPT 10 pts
- TIPTOED 10 pts
- ANTIPOT 9 pts
- APATITE 9 pts
- APTERIA 9 pts
- ATROPIN 9 pts
- OPERANT 9 pts
- PAINTER 9 pts
- PARTITA 9 pts
- PARTITE 9 pts
- PATIENT 9 pts
- PATINAE 9 pts
- PATRIOT 9 pts
- PATTERN 9 pts
- PERTAIN 9 pts
- POINTER 9 pts
- PORTENT 9 pts
- POTTIER 9 pts
- PRONATE 9 pts
- PROTEAN 9 pts
- PROTEIN 9 pts
- REPAINT 9 pts
- REPOINT 9 pts
- REPTANT 9 pts
- TRIPTAN 9 pts
- TROPINE 9 pts
- AERADIO 8 pts
- AIRDATE 8 pts
- ANEROID 8 pts
- ANTIRED 8 pts
- ARANEID 8 pts
- ATTIRED 8 pts
- DETRAIN 8 pts
- DIATRON 8 pts
- DOTTIER 8 pts
- NOTATED 8 pts
- RADIANT 8 pts
- RADIATE 8 pts
- ROTATED 8 pts
- TAINTED 8 pts
- TIARAED 8 pts
- TRAINED 8 pts
- TRIDENT 8 pts
- ARIETTA 7 pts
- ARNATTO 7 pts
- INTREAT 7 pts
- ITERANT 7 pts
- NATTIER 7 pts
- NITRATE 7 pts
- TANTARA 7 pts
- TARTANA 7 pts
- TERTIAN 7 pts
- TRITONE 7 pts
6-letter words
45 words- APPEND 11 pts
- DAPPER 11 pts
- DIPPER 11 pts
- NAPPED 11 pts
- APPEAR 10 pts
- NAPPER 10 pts
- DEPART 9 pts
- DEPORT 9 pts
- DIAPER 9 pts
- DIPNET 9 pts
- DOPANT 9 pts
- DOPIER 9 pts
- ANOPIA 8 pts
- APNOEA 8 pts
- APORIA 8 pts
- ARPENT 8 pts
- ENRAPT 8 pts
- ENTRAP 8 pts
- ADNATE 7 pts
- ADROIT 7 pts
- AIRTED 7 pts
- ARDENT 7 pts
- ATONED 7 pts
- ATTEND 7 pts
- DENARI 7 pts
- DETAIN 7 pts
- DINERO 7 pts
- DONAIR 7 pts
- DONATE 7 pts
- DOTIER 7 pts
- DOTTER 7 pts
- EDITOR 7 pts
- INROAD 7 pts
- IODATE 7 pts
- IRONED 7 pts
- ANATTO 6 pts
- ANTIAR 6 pts
- AORTAE 6 pts
- AROINT 6 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ATONIA 6 pts
- ATTAIN 6 pts
- ATTIRE 6 pts
- ATTORN 6 pts
- INTORT 6 pts
Hooks
1 extension · 1 back
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