ALLELE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALLELE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLELE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLELE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLELE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
allelesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLELE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALLELE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 501,706.
What does ALLELE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that occupy the same position on a chromosome.
Every person inherits one allele of a gene from each parent, and the particular pair they carry can determine traits from eye color to disease risk. When the two alleles differ, one may be dominant and mask the effect of the other, which is why children do not always resemble either parent exactly. The concept of the allele is central to modern genetics and to the study of inheritance.
How ALLELE is used
A standard term in genetics and biology, common in both scientific writing and popular science.
- The child inherited one allele for brown eyes and one for blue.
- Scientists tracked how the disease allele passed through the family.
- A dominant allele can hide the effect of a recessive one.
- Researchers compared allele frequencies across different populations.
- Each parent passes on a single allele for every gene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLELE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLELE
1 longer words begin with ALLELE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLELE
Common questions about ALLELE
- Is ALLELE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLELE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLELE worth?
- ALLELE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLELE mean?
- One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that occupy the same position on a chromosome.
- What letters can be added to ALLELE?
- ALLELE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALLELE:
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