LYSOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LYSOGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYSOGEN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYSOGEN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYSOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYSOGEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LYSOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does LYSOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bacterium that carries the genetic material of a virus inside it without being destroyed.
A lysogen passes the virus code to its daughter cells and may later release new viruses if triggered. Microbiologists study each lysogen to understand how viruses and bacteria coexist.
How LYSOGEN is used
Used in microbiology and genetics.
- The researcher isolated a lysogen from the culture.
- Each lysogen carried a dormant virus in its genome.
- Ultraviolet light can push a lysogen to release viruses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYSOGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYSOGEN
18 longer words begin with LYSOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in LYSOGEN
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Common questions about LYSOGEN
- Is LYSOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYSOGEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYSOGEN worth?
- LYSOGEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYSOGEN mean?
- A bacterium that carries the genetic material of a virus inside it without being destroyed.
- What letters can be added to LYSOGEN?
- LYSOGEN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LYSOGEN:
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