Zygote
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The diploid cell formed by the union of a sperm and an egg, from which a new organism develops through cell division.
“The zygote began dividing rapidly after fertilisation, forming the early embryo.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈzaɪɡəʊt/
Syllables
zy·gote
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Synonyms
fertilised egg
Antonyms
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Wordle
Ends in -OTE like QUOTE and NOTE, the Z-Y opening is rare and distinctive, making position-one and position-two guesses easy
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Scrabble
Z (10 pts) plus Y (4 pts) and G (2 pts) gives ZYGOTE 18 base points, a well-known biology term that is fully valid in Scrabble
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