PLEIOTROPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PLEIOTROPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEIOTROPIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEIOTROPIC is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEIOTROPIC
No single letter turns PLEIOTROPIC into another word.
How PLEIOTROPIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PLEIOTROPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLEIOTROPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLEIOTROPIC
- PLEIOTROPIC runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLEIOTROPIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a gene that influences several different traits at once.
A pleiotropic gene can change, for example, both the colour of an animal and its resistance to disease. This is why altering one gene sometimes brings unexpected side effects elsewhere in the body.
How PLEIOTROPIC is used
Pleiotropic is used in genetics and medicine.
- The mutation is pleiotropic, affecting both bone growth and hearing.
- Researchers found a pleiotropic gene linked to several unrelated symptoms.
- Pleiotropic effects complicate the design of gene therapies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEIOTROPIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEIOTROPIC
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Common questions about PLEIOTROPIC
- Is PLEIOTROPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEIOTROPIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEIOTROPIC worth?
- PLEIOTROPIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEIOTROPIC mean?
- Describing a gene that influences several different traits at once.
- What letters can be added to PLEIOTROPIC?
- No single letter can be added to PLEIOTROPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PLEIOTROPIC:
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