neotype
A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
NE
Ends
YPE
Difficulty
Medium
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What Does “NEOTYPE” Mean?
A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype
Length
7 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
N, E, O, T, Y, P, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆NEOTYPE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NEOTYPE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆NEOTYPE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFB
CV Pattern
CVVCCCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
NE, EO, OT, TY, YP, PE
Trigrams
NEO, EOT, OTY, TYP, YPE
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