DROSOPHILA — 10 letter word
drosophila
The word drosophila has 10 letters: D, R, O, S, O, P, H, I, L, A. It contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance".
10 letter word "drosophila": D R O S O P H I L A — noun
Scrabble score: 16 Words With Friends: 17
Letter Analysis of drosophila
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 6 consonants, 9 unique letters
Definition of drosophila
noun
- small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance