MUTAGENESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MUTAGENESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUTAGENESIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUTAGENESIS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUTAGENESIS
No single letter turns MUTAGENESIS into another word.
How MUTAGENESIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MUTAGENESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUTAGENESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MUTAGENESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The process by which the genetic material of an organism is changed, producing a mutation.
Mutagenesis can occur naturally or be caused on purpose with radiation or chemicals, and laboratories use it to study how genes work. Concern about it also drives safety tests for new substances.
How MUTAGENESIS is used
Used in genetics, toxicology and plant breeding.
- Radiation is a known cause of mutagenesis.
- The team used mutagenesis to create new strains of yeast.
- Safety tests screen new chemicals for mutagenesis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUTAGENESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUTAGENESIS
The 11 tiles of MUTAGENESIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MUTAGENESIS
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Common questions about MUTAGENESIS
- Is MUTAGENESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUTAGENESIS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUTAGENESIS worth?
- MUTAGENESIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUTAGENESIS mean?
- The process by which the genetic material of an organism is changed, producing a mutation.
- What letters can be added to MUTAGENESIS?
- No single letter can be added to MUTAGENESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MUTAGENESIS:
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