HISTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HISTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HISTONE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISTONE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
histonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HISTONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HISTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does HISTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A basic protein found in cell nuclei around which DNA is wound to form chromatin.
Every cell with a nucleus packs its DNA with the help of a histone, which works like a spool for thread. Chemical changes to a histone can switch nearby genes on or off, so the topic is central to modern genetics.
How HISTONE is used
Histone is a biology term, usually met in textbooks and research papers.
- Each histone is a small protein rich in positively charged amino acids.
- The lab studied how a modified histone changes gene activity.
- DNA coils around a histone core before it is packed into a chromosome.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HISTONE
The 7 tiles of HISTONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HISTONE
1 longer words begin with HISTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in HISTONE
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Common questions about HISTONE
- Is HISTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISTONE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISTONE worth?
- HISTONE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISTONE mean?
- A basic protein found in cell nuclei around which DNA is wound to form chromatin.
- What letters can be added to HISTONE?
- HISTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HISTONE:
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