TUMORIGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TUMORIGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMORIGENIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMORIGENIC is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMORIGENIC
No single letter turns TUMORIGENIC into another word.
How TUMORIGENIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TUMORIGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUMORIGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUMORIGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Able to cause tumours to form.
Researchers test chemicals and viruses to see whether they are tumorigenic in animals. A tumorigenic cell can grow into a mass when transplanted. The word is broader than carcinogenic, since tumours may be benign.
How TUMORIGENIC is used
Tumorigenic is a medical and laboratory term describing agents or cells.
- The compound proved tumorigenic in mice.
- Only some tumorigenic cells formed masses.
- The virus is tumorigenic in young animals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMORIGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUMORIGENIC
2 longer words begin with TUMORIGENIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMORIGENIC
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Common questions about TUMORIGENIC
- Is TUMORIGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMORIGENIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMORIGENIC worth?
- TUMORIGENIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMORIGENIC mean?
- Able to cause tumours to form.
- What letters can be added to TUMORIGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to TUMORIGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TUMORIGENIC:
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