overdominance
The case in which a heterozygote has a higher fitness or more extreme phenotype than either homozygote.
Length
13
Scrabble
21
WWF
26
Starts
OV
Ends
NCE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OVERDOMINANCE” Mean?
The case in which a heterozygote has a higher fitness or more extreme phenotype than either homozygote.
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
13
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
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Definition
The case in which a heterozygote has a higher fitness or more extreme phenotype than either homozygote.
Length
13 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
E
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Letters
O, V, E, R, D, O, M, I, N, A, N, C, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★OVERDOMINANCE has a Scrabble score of 21. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OVERDOMINANCE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OVERDOMINANCE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEAFGHIHJC
CV Pattern
VCVCCVCVCVCCV
Vowel Share
46%
Consonant Share
54%
Bigrams
OV, VE, ER, RD, DO, OM, MI, IN, NA, AN, NC, CE
Trigrams
OVE, VER, ERD, RDO, DOM, OMI, MIN, INA, NAN, ANC, NCE
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