Is ONCOGENE a word?
ONCOGENE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 47 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ONCOGENE is a valid word.
What does oncogene mean?
noun: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ONCOGENE: word details
- Pronunciation: AHNG-koh-jeen (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 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 oncogene
Words you can make from the letters of oncogene.
Solve a whole rack, not just ONCOGENE
ONCOGENE 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 ONCOGENE mean?
ONCOGENE is a noun. It means: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells.
Is ONCOGENE a valid word?
Yes, ONCOGENE is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 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.