MISSENSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MISSENSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISSENSE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISSENSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISSENSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISSENSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISSENSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISSENSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISSENSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a genetic mutation that changes one codon so it codes for a different amino acid.
A missense change swaps a single building block in a protein, which may leave it working or may cause disease. Biologists contrast it with nonsense mutations, which stop the protein early.
How MISSENSE is used
Missense is used in genetics, usually before the word mutation.
- The patient carried a missense mutation in a single gene.
- A missense change replaced one amino acid in the protein.
- Not every missense variant is harmful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISSENSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISSENSE
2 longer words begin with MISSENSE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISSENSE
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Common questions about MISSENSE
- Is MISSENSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISSENSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISSENSE worth?
- MISSENSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISSENSE mean?
- Describing a genetic mutation that changes one codon so it codes for a different amino acid.
- What letters can be added to MISSENSE?
- MISSENSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISSENSE:
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