DISOMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISOMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISOMIC?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISOMIC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISOMIC
No single letter turns DISOMIC into another word.
How DISOMIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISOMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does DISOMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Having two copies of a particular chromosome in a cell where only one would normally be present.
Geneticists use disomic when a gamete or cell carries a chromosome twice instead of once, without the whole genome being doubled. It is the kind of count that matters when studying why chromosome numbers go wrong in offspring.
How DISOMIC is used
Used in genetics, often about gametes or cell lines.
- The disomic gamete carried an extra copy of chromosome 21.
- Researchers found a disomic cell line in the sample.
- A disomic pattern for one chromosome can be seen under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISOMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DISOMIC
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Common questions about DISOMIC
- Is DISOMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISOMIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISOMIC worth?
- DISOMIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISOMIC mean?
- Having two copies of a particular chromosome in a cell where only one would normally be present.
- What letters can be added to DISOMIC?
- No single letter can be added to DISOMIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISOMIC:
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