theory of preformation
NOUN
22 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T
theory of preformation is a valid 22-letter word worth 36 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.
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T1H4E1O1R1Y4O1F4P3R1E1F4O1R1M3A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =36 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 72TRIPLE WORD → 108
MEANING
What does theory of preformation mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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.
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