HOMEOBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HOMEOBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMEOBOX?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMEOBOX is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMEOBOX
No single letter turns HOMEOBOX into another word.
How HOMEOBOX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOMEOBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMEOBOX has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMEOBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short stretch of DNA found in many genes that help control how an embryo develops.
Similar versions of the sequence occur in animals from flies to humans, which is why the discovery excited developmental biologists. Genes carrying a homeobox switch other genes on and off.
How HOMEOBOX is used
Used in genetics and developmental biology, often in the term homeobox gene.
- The homeobox is shared by many species.
- A mutation in the homeobox changed the body plan.
- She studied homeobox genes in fruit flies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMEOBOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMEOBOX
1 longer words begin with HOMEOBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMEOBOX
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Common questions about HOMEOBOX
- Is HOMEOBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMEOBOX, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMEOBOX worth?
- HOMEOBOX is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMEOBOX mean?
- A short stretch of DNA found in many genes that help control how an embryo develops.
- What letters can be added to HOMEOBOX?
- No single letter can be added to HOMEOBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOMEOBOX:
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