MONOCLONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MONOCLONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONOCLONAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONOCLONAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOCLONAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monoclonalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONOCLONAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MONOCLONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOCLONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONOCLONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Derived from a single cell clone, so that all the products are identical.
Monoclonal antibodies are made in the laboratory by one line of cells and all target the same site. Many modern cancer and immune treatments rely on them.
How MONOCLONAL is used
Used in medicine and biology, most often in the phrase monoclonal antibody.
- The clinic offers a monoclonal antibody treatment.
- A monoclonal cell line was grown from one parent cell.
- Researchers designed a monoclonal drug against the virus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOCLONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONOCLONAL
1 longer words begin with MONOCLONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOCLONAL
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Common questions about MONOCLONAL
- Is MONOCLONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOCLONAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOCLONAL worth?
- MONOCLONAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOCLONAL mean?
- Derived from a single cell clone, so that all the products are identical.
- What letters can be added to MONOCLONAL?
- MONOCLONAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MONOCLONAL:
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