GENETICIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GENETICIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENETICIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENETICIST is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENETICIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geneticistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENETICIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GENETICIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENETICIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GENETICIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A scientist who studies genes and how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
A geneticist might work in a hospital tracing inherited disease, in a lab mapping DNA, or in a field station watching how animal populations change. The job sits between biology and statistics.
How GENETICIST is used
Names the profession, so a geneticist is someone trained in the study of heredity.
- The geneticist traced the disease through four generations.
- A young geneticist presented her results at the conference.
- Farmers consulted a geneticist about breeding hardier wheat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENETICIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENETICIST
1 longer words begin with GENETICIST.
Shorter words from the letters in GENETICIST
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Common questions about GENETICIST
- Is GENETICIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENETICIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENETICIST worth?
- GENETICIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENETICIST mean?
- A scientist who studies genes and how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
- What letters can be added to GENETICIST?
- GENETICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GENETICIST:
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