BIOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BIOGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOGEN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOGEN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOGEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOGEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BIOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does BIOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicaltechnical
A hypothetical particle of living matter once imagined as the basic unit of protoplasm.
Biogen belongs to the early theories of biology, when scientists tried to picture the smallest living pieces from which cells might be built. The name joins the Greek roots for life and producing. Modern biology has dropped the idea, so the word now turns up mainly in histories of science and in older dictionaries.
How BIOGEN is used
Historical term; not part of current biology.
- The author describes each biogen as a living unit smaller than a cell.
- An old textbook explains how a biogen was thought to feed and grow.
- No laboratory has ever found a biogen.
- The theory of the biogen faded as cell biology advanced.
- He read about the biogen in a nineteenth century lecture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOGEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOGEN
11 longer words begin with BIOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOGEN
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Common questions about BIOGEN
- Is BIOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOGEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOGEN worth?
- BIOGEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOGEN mean?
- A hypothetical particle of living matter once imagined as the basic unit of protoplasm.
- What letters can be added to BIOGEN?
- BIOGEN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BIOGEN:
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