Is GENES a word?
GENES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 21 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, GENES is a valid word.
What does genes mean?
GENES is an inflected form of gene.
noun: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity.
“genes were formerly called factors”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
GENES: word details
- Pronunciation: JEENZ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 6 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so GENES works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside genes
Words you can make from the letters of genes.
Solve a whole rack, not just GENES
GENES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does GENES mean?
GENES is an inflected form of gene and is a noun. It means: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity.
Is GENES a valid word?
Yes, GENES is a valid word. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.