EXOME is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. EXOME is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept EXOME?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXOME is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXOME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EXOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 71,295.
What stands out about EXOME
- EXOME 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 EXOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
The part of an organism's genome made up of all its exons, the segments of DNA that code for proteins.
An exome is not a separate molecule but a way of describing a subset of the genome, gathering together only the coding segments called exons and leaving out the much larger non-coding regions. Scientists study the exome because most disease-causing mutations turn out to lie within it, which makes exome sequencing cheaper and faster than sequencing an entire genome. The term is used mainly in genetics and medical research.
How EXOME is used
A specialist term from genetics, used in scientific and medical writing rather than everyday speech.
- Researchers sequenced the exome to find the faulty gene.
- The exome makes up only a small fraction of the whole genome.
- Doctors ordered exome sequencing to diagnose the rare condition.
- Mutations in the exome are often linked to inherited disease.
- The lab specialises in exome analysis for genetic disorders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXOME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXOME
1 longer words begin with EXOME.
Words with EXOME inside
1 words contain EXOME in the middle. Words that start with EXOME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EXOME
Common questions about EXOME
- Is EXOME valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXOME is not in it.
- How many points is EXOME worth?
- EXOME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXOME mean?
- The part of an organism's genome made up of all its exons, the segments of DNA that code for proteins.
- What letters can be added to EXOME?
- EXOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EXOME:
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