Yes, neoteny is in the scrabble dictionary

...and is worth 11 points by itself.

find more words you can make below

Neoteny Definition

noun

Retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species, as among certain amphibians.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The attainment of sexual maturity by an organism still in its larval stage.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Retention of some larval or immature characters in adulthood.
from Free Scrabble Dictionary
Attainment of sexual maturity during the larval stage.
from Free Scrabble Dictionary
The retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.
from Free Scrabble Dictionary

Find More Words!

Wildcard(?) letters appear in RED

Here are some other words you could make with the letters NEOTENY, you can also
use this lookup tool to help you find words with our scrabble word finder.

Top Words by points

Points

neoteny

10

2 letter words with NEOTENY

Points

et

2

oy

5

on

2

oe

2

te

2

to

2

en

2

ye

5

no

2

ne

2

yo

5

3 letter words with NEOTENY

Points

tye

6

toy

6

ton

3

toe

3

ten

3

yen

6

yet

6

yon

6

tee

3

one

3

eon

3

nee

3

eye

6

not

3

net

3

4 letter words with NEOTENY

Points

teen

4

eyne

7

eyen

7

tyne

7

tyee

7

tony

7

tone

4

nene

4

neon

4

none

4

note

4

5 letter words with NEOTENY

Points

yente

8

tonne

5

toney

8

tenon

5

tenny

8

tenno

5

tenne

5

teeny

8

nonet

5

7 letter words with NEOTENY

Points

neoteny

10

Found 47 words in 0.21851 seconds