CLONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CLONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLONAL?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLONAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLONAL
No single letter turns CLONAL into another word.
How CLONAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CLONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a clone or clones, that is, organisms, cells or genetic material produced asexually from a single ancestor and genetically identical to it.
Scientists describe a group of cells or organisms as clonal when they all trace back to one original ancestor through asexual reproduction, so that every member carries essentially the same genetic material. In medicine, a clonal tumour arises when a single mutated cell divides repeatedly, producing a mass of genetically related cancer cells that doctors can trace to that one origin. Plant growers likewise speak of clonal propagation when they multiply a single valued plant by cuttings or grafts rather than by seed, guaranteeing that every new plant matches the original exactly. The opposite of a clonal population is one produced through sexual reproduction, which mixes genes from two parents rather than copying a single source.
How CLONAL is used
A technical term used in biology, medicine and horticulture to describe organisms or cells copied from one ancestor.
- The tumour turned out to be clonal, arising from a single mutated cell.
- Growers use clonal cuttings to keep every vine genetically identical.
- The lab studied a clonal population of bacteria grown from one colony.
- Clonal propagation preserves traits that seeds might not pass on reliably.
- Researchers traced the outbreak to a single clonal strain of the bacterium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLONAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLONAL
1 longer words begin with CLONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CLONAL
Common questions about CLONAL
- Is CLONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLONAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLONAL worth?
- CLONAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLONAL mean?
- Relating to a clone or clones, that is, organisms, cells or genetic material produced asexually from a single ancestor and genetically identical to it.
- What letters can be added to CLONAL?
- No single letter can be added to CLONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLONAL:
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