What PLASMID Means
- noun: a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PLASMID is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 A1 S1 M3 I1 D2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In PLASMID
177 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.
6 letter words (5)
5 letter words (33)
AMIDSAPISMDALISDAMPSDIALSDIMPSLAIDSLAMPSLAPISLIMASLIMPALIMPSLIPASMAIDSMAILSMALISMILDSMILPAPADISPAILSPALMSPIMASPLAIDPLASMPLIMSPSALMSALMISAMPISAPIDSLAIDSPAILSPALDSPIAL
4 letter words (73)
AIDSAILSAIMSALMSALPSAMIDAMISAMPSDAISDALIDALSDAMPDAMSDAPSDIALDIMPDIMSDIPSDISAIMPSLADSLAIDLAMPLAMSLAPSLIASLIDSLIMALIMPLIPALIPSLISPMADSMAIDMAILMALIMALSMAPSMIDSMILDMILSMIPSPADIPADSPAIDPAILPAISPALMPALSPAMSPIALPIASPILAPIMAPLIMSADISAIDSAILSAIMSALPSAMPSIALSIDASILDSIMASIMPSLAMSLAPSLIDSLIMSLIPSPAMSPIM
3 letter words (50)
ADSAIDAILAIMAISALPALSAMIAMPASPDALDAMDAPDASDIMDIPDISIDSIMPISMLADLAMLAPLASLIDLIPLISMADMALMAPMASMIDMILMISPADPALPAMPASPIAPISPSISADSAISALSAMSAPSIMSIPSMASPA
2 letter words (16)
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