GENOME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GENOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENOME?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENOME is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
genomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENOME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GENOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does GENOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The complete set of genetic material carried by a cell or an organism.
A genome holds all the instructions an organism needs to grow and function, written in the sequence of DNA, or in RNA for some viruses. Scientists speak of the human genome, the rice genome or the genome of a single bacterium, and sequencing one means reading it letter by letter. The word was formed in the early twentieth century by blending gene with chromosome. Large projects to map whole genomes have changed medicine and farming.
How GENOME is used
A standard scientific term, now also familiar from news reports about genetics.
- The team published the first draft of the genome last year.
- Every cell in the body carries a copy of the same genome.
- A virus has a far smaller genome than a mammal.
- Researchers compared the genome of wheat with that of its wild relatives.
- Sequencing a genome is much cheaper than it was twenty years ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENOME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENOME
1 longer words begin with GENOME.
Shorter words from the letters in GENOME
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Common questions about GENOME
- Is GENOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENOME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENOME worth?
- GENOME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENOME mean?
- The complete set of genetic material carried by a cell or an organism.
- What letters can be added to GENOME?
- GENOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GENOME:
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