PANGENETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PANGENETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANGENETIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANGENETIC is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANGENETIC
No single letter turns PANGENETIC into another word.
How PANGENETIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PANGENETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PANGENETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PANGENETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to pangenesis, the old theory that every part of the body sheds particles that carry heredity to the next generation.
Pangenetic ideas were popular in the nineteenth century, including in Darwin's own speculation on heredity. Modern genetics has replaced them, so the word now appears mostly in history of science.
How PANGENETIC is used
Found in the history of biology, where pangenetic theories are contrasted with modern genetics.
- Darwin proposed a pangenetic explanation of inheritance.
- The pangenetic theory was later disproved by experiments.
- Her paper reviews pangenetic thinking in Victorian science.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANGENETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANGENETIC
1 longer words begin with PANGENETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PANGENETIC
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Common questions about PANGENETIC
- Is PANGENETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANGENETIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANGENETIC worth?
- PANGENETIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANGENETIC mean?
- Relating to pangenesis, the old theory that every part of the body sheds particles that carry heredity to the next generation.
- What letters can be added to PANGENETIC?
- No single letter can be added to PANGENETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PANGENETIC:
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