What ALLELE Means
- noun: (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character“some alleles are dominant over others”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
ALLELE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 L1 L1 E1 L1 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In ALLELE
18 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
5 letter words (2)
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (6)
2 letter words (6)
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