MOSAICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MOSAICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOSAICISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOSAICISM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOSAICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mosaicismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOSAICISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MOSAICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOSAICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MOSAICISM
- MOSAICISM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOSAICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The presence in one organism of two or more groups of cells with different genetic makeup.
Mosaicism arises when a change in the genes happens after fertilisation, so only some descendants of the original cell carry it. The effect can be mild, patchy or invisible depending on which tissues are involved. Doctors take it into account when a test result does not match a patient's symptoms.
How MOSAICISM is used
Mosaicism is used in genetics and medicine when a person or plant carries cell lines that differ.
- Mosaicism explained why only one side of the child's skin was patterned.
- The test suggested mosaicism rather than a full chromosome change.
- Mosaicism can make a genetic condition hard to detect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOSAICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOSAICISM
1 longer words begin with MOSAICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in MOSAICISM
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Common questions about MOSAICISM
- Is MOSAICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOSAICISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOSAICISM worth?
- MOSAICISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOSAICISM mean?
- The presence in one organism of two or more groups of cells with different genetic makeup.
- What letters can be added to MOSAICISM?
- MOSAICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MOSAICISM:
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