MUTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MUTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUTATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUTATE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUTATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUTATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does MUTATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To undergo or cause a change in genetic material, or more broadly, to change into a noticeably different form.
A gene is said to mutate when an error occurs while a cell copies its DNA, producing a version of the gene that differs from the original. Such changes can happen naturally, through radiation or certain chemicals, or be induced deliberately in a laboratory to study how a gene works. Outside biology, mutate is also used more loosely for anything that changes into a strikingly different form, such as an idea that mutates as it spreads from person to person. Whether the subject is a virus or a rumor, the word implies a change substantial enough to make the result barely resemble where it started.
How MUTATE is used
Common in biology for genetic change, and used more loosely in general writing for any dramatic transformation.
- The virus can mutate quickly, making vaccines harder to design.
- Scientists watched the bacteria mutate under constant antibiotic exposure.
- A single gene can mutate in several different ways.
- The rumor seemed to mutate with every retelling.
- Cancer often begins when the genes of a cell mutate and escape normal control.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUTATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUTATE
2 longer words begin with MUTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MUTATE
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Common questions about MUTATE
- Is MUTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUTATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUTATE worth?
- MUTATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUTATE mean?
- To undergo or cause a change in genetic material, or more broadly, to change into a noticeably different form.
- What letters can be added to MUTATE?
- MUTATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUTATE:
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