atavistic
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Is atavistic a Scrabble word?
✓Yes, atavistic is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of atavistic?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.Examples: "Although the heterozygote gives it an atavistic appearance, the gene is not atavistic."; "Thus the gene which produced atavistic digits in the vigorous heterozygous pentadactyl condition is a lethal monster in the homozygous condition."; "Reactivation of a dormant atavistic gene could account for the abnormal costocoracoid ligament in humans."
Definition source: Wiktionary
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "atavistic"?
How many Scrabble points is the word "atavistic"?
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T1
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V4
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I1
C3
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V4
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C4