EPISOME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. EPISOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPISOME?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPISOME is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPISOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
episomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPISOME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EPISOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 210,537.
What stands out about EPISOME
- EPISOME begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPISOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A piece of genetic material in a cell that can exist apart from the chromosome or join it.
An episome can copy itself independently, or integrate into the host chromosome and copy along with it. Bacterial plasmids and some viral DNA behave this way. Genetics textbooks use episome for this flexible behaviour.
How EPISOME is used
Genetics term for a mobile, self-copying DNA element.
- The episome moved into the bacterial chromosome.
- Scientists tracked the episome through several generations.
- A viral episome can persist quietly in a cell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPISOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPISOME
1 longer words begin with EPISOME.
Shorter words from the letters in EPISOME
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Common questions about EPISOME
- Is EPISOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPISOME, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPISOME worth?
- EPISOME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPISOME mean?
- A piece of genetic material in a cell that can exist apart from the chromosome or join it.
- What letters can be added to EPISOME?
- EPISOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EPISOME:
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