EPISOMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EPISOMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPISOMAL?
| 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 EPISOMAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPISOMAL
No single letter turns EPISOMAL into another word.
How EPISOMAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EPISOMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPISOMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EPISOMAL
- All 8 letters of EPISOMAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPISOMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to an episome, a piece of genetic material that can exist apart from or joined to a cell's chromosome.
Episomal DNA can replicate on its own inside a bacterium, or it can integrate into the main chromosome and copy along with it. Geneticists use episomal vectors to carry new genes into cells without permanently altering the genome.
How EPISOMAL is used
A genetics term, mostly used with DNA, plasmids or vectors.
- The vector stayed episomal and did not enter the chromosome.
- Episomal DNA copies itself independently in the cell.
- The team tracked an episomal plasmid through several generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPISOMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPISOMAL
1 longer words begin with EPISOMAL.
Shorter words from the letters in EPISOMAL
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Common questions about EPISOMAL
- Is EPISOMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPISOMAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPISOMAL worth?
- EPISOMAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPISOMAL mean?
- Relating to an episome, a piece of genetic material that can exist apart from or joined to a cell's chromosome.
- What letters can be added to EPISOMAL?
- No single letter can be added to EPISOMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EPISOMAL:
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