TRANSFECTION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TRANSFECTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRANSFECTION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSFECTION is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSFECTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
transfectionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANSFECTION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TRANSFECTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSFECTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRANSFECTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The introduction of foreign genetic material into a cell, often to make it produce a new protein.
Transfection is a standard laboratory step for studying genes in cultured cells. Unlike infection by a whole virus, it delivers only the chosen nucleic acid, which keeps the experiment controlled.
How TRANSFECTION is used
Used in molecular biology and cell culture work.
- Transfection of the cells took place on the second day of the experiment.
- The team improved the efficiency of transfection with a new reagent.
- Successful transfection made the cells glow green under the microscope.
- Transfection can fail if the culture is too dense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRANSFECTION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRANSFECTION
1 longer words begin with TRANSFECTION.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSFECTION
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Common questions about TRANSFECTION
- Is TRANSFECTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSFECTION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANSFECTION worth?
- TRANSFECTION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRANSFECTION mean?
- The introduction of foreign genetic material into a cell, often to make it produce a new protein.
- What letters can be added to TRANSFECTION?
- TRANSFECTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TRANSFECTION:
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