NUCLEOSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NUCLEOSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUCLEOSOME?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUCLEOSOME is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUCLEOSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nucleosomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUCLEOSOME scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NUCLEOSOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUCLEOSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUCLEOSOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A basic unit of chromatin made of a length of DNA wound around a core of histone proteins.
Under an electron microscope, a string of nucleosomes looks like beads on a thread. This packing lets a very long strand of DNA fit inside a tiny cell nucleus. Chemical changes to the histones in a nucleosome can switch nearby genes on or off.
How NUCLEOSOME is used
Used in genetics and cell biology.
- Each nucleosome wraps DNA around eight histone proteins.
- The researchers mapped the position of every nucleosome along the gene.
- A loosened nucleosome exposes the DNA to reading enzymes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUCLEOSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUCLEOSOME
1 longer words begin with NUCLEOSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in NUCLEOSOME
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Common questions about NUCLEOSOME
- Is NUCLEOSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUCLEOSOME, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUCLEOSOME worth?
- NUCLEOSOME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUCLEOSOME mean?
- A basic unit of chromatin made of a length of DNA wound around a core of histone proteins.
- What letters can be added to NUCLEOSOME?
- NUCLEOSOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NUCLEOSOME:
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