hereditary
/hə'rɛdɪ,tɛri/
adjective
10 letters5 syllables17 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity.
2
Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent.
“hereditary monarchy”
WORD FORMS
Related formheredity
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinereditaryhay
Starts & ends withH … Y
Syllableshe · red · i · tar · y
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
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