MUTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MUTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUTANT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUTANT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUTANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mutantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUTANT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUTANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 183,959.
What does MUTANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
An organism or individual that displays new or different characteristics as a result of a change, or mutation, in its genetic material.
A mutant arises when an error or change occurs in the DNA of an organism during copying, exposure to radiation, or the action of certain chemicals, producing a trait not seen in the parent generation. Some mutants show dramatic differences in appearance, such as unusual coloring or missing structures, while others carry changes invisible without genetic testing. Plant and animal breeders have long used naturally occurring mutants to develop new varieties, and laboratory scientists deliberately create mutants to study how individual genes function. In popular fiction, the word has also come to describe characters with extraordinary powers explained by invented mutations.
How MUTANT is used
Used in biology and genetics for any organism carrying a mutation, and informally in popular culture for characters with unusual abilities.
- The geneticist isolated a fruit fly mutant with unusual wing shape.
- Breeders selected the pale mutant seedling for further crossing.
- Scientists study mutant strains of bacteria to learn how resistance develops.
- The comic book hero was described as a mutant with enhanced strength.
- A single mutant among thousands of normal plants caught the researcher attention.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUTANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUTANT
The 6 tiles of MUTANT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MUTANT
1 longer words begin with MUTANT.
Shorter words from the letters in MUTANT
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Common questions about MUTANT
- Is MUTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUTANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUTANT worth?
- MUTANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUTANT mean?
- An organism or individual that displays new or different characteristics as a result of a change, or mutation, in its genetic material.
- What letters can be added to MUTANT?
- MUTANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUTANT:
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