Is LYSOGENY a word?
LYSOGENY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, LYSOGENY is a valid word.
What does lysogeny mean?
noun: the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material.
“when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LYSOGENY: word details
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- 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 lysogeny
Words you can make from the letters of lysogeny.
Frequently asked questions
What does LYSOGENY mean?
LYSOGENY is a noun. It means: the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material.
Is LYSOGENY a valid word?
Yes, LYSOGENY is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 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.