INTRON is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. INTRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTRON?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTRON is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
intronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTRON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INTRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,660.
What does INTRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A segment of DNA or RNA within a gene that does not code for protein and is removed before the genetic message is translated.
An intron is a stretch of genetic material that sits inside a gene but is cut out before the gene's instructions are used to build a protein. The cell keeps only the remaining pieces, called exons, and splices them together into the final working message. Introns were a surprising discovery because they showed that genes are not simply continuous strings of protein-coding instructions. Their length and number vary enormously between organisms, and some genes contain dozens of them.
How INTRON is used
Used almost exclusively in genetics and molecular biology, both in research papers and in textbooks.
- The lab sequenced the gene and marked every intron before translation.
- Removing the intron left only the protein-coding exons.
- Some plant genes carry a single short intron near the start.
- A splicing error can leave part of an intron in the final message.
- Students learn to spot an intron by its position between two exons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTRON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTRON
2 longer words begin with INTRON.
Shorter words from the letters in INTRON
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Common questions about INTRON
- Is INTRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTRON, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTRON worth?
- INTRON is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTRON mean?
- A segment of DNA or RNA within a gene that does not code for protein and is removed before the genetic message is translated.
- What letters can be added to INTRON?
- INTRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INTRON:
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