TELOMERE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TELOMERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELOMERE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELOMERE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELOMERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telomeresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELOMERE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TELOMERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELOMERE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELOMERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The protective stretch of repeated DNA at each end of a chromosome.
A telomere acts like the plastic tip on a shoelace, stopping the chromosome from fraying or sticking to others. Each time a cell divides the telomere shortens a little, which is why it features in studies of ageing.
How TELOMERE is used
Telomere is a biology term, common in genetics and ageing research.
- Each division of the cell shortens the telomere slightly.
- Researchers measured telomere length in blood samples.
- An enzyme can rebuild the telomere in some cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELOMERE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELOMERE
1 longer words begin with TELOMERE.
Shorter words from the letters in TELOMERE
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Common questions about TELOMERE
- Is TELOMERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELOMERE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELOMERE worth?
- TELOMERE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELOMERE mean?
- The protective stretch of repeated DNA at each end of a chromosome.
- What letters can be added to TELOMERE?
- TELOMERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TELOMERE:
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