SYNGENEIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SYNGENEIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNGENEIC?
| 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 SYNGENEIC is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNGENEIC
No single letter turns SYNGENEIC into another word.
How SYNGENEIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYNGENEIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNGENEIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYNGENEIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Genetically identical or so similar that tissue from one individual is not rejected by another.
Syngeneic cells come from the same inbred strain or from identical twins, so the immune system treats a graft as its own. Researchers prefer syngeneic mice when they need to study tumours without rejection confusing the result.
How SYNGENEIC is used
Used in immunology and transplant research.
- The team used syngeneic mice to test the new vaccine.
- A syngeneic graft between identical twins rarely meets rejection.
- They compared syngeneic and foreign tissue under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNGENEIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNGENEIC
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Common questions about SYNGENEIC
- Is SYNGENEIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNGENEIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNGENEIC worth?
- SYNGENEIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNGENEIC mean?
- Genetically identical or so similar that tissue from one individual is not rejected by another.
- What letters can be added to SYNGENEIC?
- No single letter can be added to SYNGENEIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYNGENEIC:
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