PREFORMATION — 12 letter word
preformation
The word preformation has 12 letters: P, R, E, F, O, R, M, A, T, I, O, N. It contains 5 vowels and 7 consonants. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell".
12 letter word "preformation": P R E F O R M A T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 19 Words With Friends score: 22
Letter analysis of preformation
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
5 vowels, 7 consonants, 10 unique letters
Definition of preformation
noun
- a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell Synonyms: theory of preformation
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