CISTRON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CISTRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CISTRON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CISTRON is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CISTRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cistronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CISTRON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CISTRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about CISTRON
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CISTRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A section of DNA or RNA that carries the code for a single polypeptide chain.
The cistron was defined as the smallest stretch of genetic material acting as one functional unit. Geneticists used cistron to talk about a gene in terms of the protein it produces.
How CISTRON is used
The word cistron belongs to molecular biology and genetics.
- Each cistron codes for one polypeptide chain.
- The researchers mapped the cistron along the length of the DNA.
- A mutation inside the cistron stopped the protein from forming.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CISTRON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CISTRON
The 7 tiles of CISTRON in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CISTRON
2 longer words begin with CISTRON.
Shorter words from the letters in CISTRON
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Common questions about CISTRON
- Is CISTRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CISTRON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CISTRON worth?
- CISTRON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CISTRON mean?
- A section of DNA or RNA that carries the code for a single polypeptide chain.
- What letters can be added to CISTRON?
- CISTRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CISTRON:
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