ALLELISM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ALLELISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLELISM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLELISM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLELISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
allelismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLELISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLELISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLELISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLELISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The occurrence of alternative forms of a gene at the same position on a chromosome.
Geneticists test for allelism to learn whether two mutations affect the same gene. If they do, the offspring show the mutant trait. The concept underlies much of classical breeding analysis.
How ALLELISM is used
Used in genetics papers and textbooks.
- A cross between the two mutants tested allelism directly.
- Allelism explained why both strains had white eyes.
- The students studied allelism in fruit flies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLELISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLELISM
1 longer words begin with ALLELISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLELISM
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Common questions about ALLELISM
- Is ALLELISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLELISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLELISM worth?
- ALLELISM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLELISM mean?
- The occurrence of alternative forms of a gene at the same position on a chromosome.
- What letters can be added to ALLELISM?
- ALLELISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLELISM:
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