"Metaplasm" validity in different word game dictionaries
| Dictionary | Validity |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
| Words with Friends(WWF) | No |
"metaplasm" Definition
- [Latin metaplasmus, literally, transformation, from Greek metaplasmos, from metaplassein to remold, from meta- + plassein to mold]: alteration of regular verbal, grammatical, or rhetorical structure usually by transposition of the letters or syllables of a word or of the words in a sentence
- [International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + -plasm; originally formed as German metaplasma]: material consisting of lifeless derivatives of protoplasm (as cell walls, starch grains)