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Cistrons

Q: What does cistrons mean?

cistrons is the plural of cistron, which means “(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain”.

c ₃i ₁s ₁t ₁r ₁o ₁n ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare · plural of cistron

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does cistrons mean?

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”
Synonymsgene factor

Definitions shown for cistron, the base form of cistrons.

Is CISTRONS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is CISTRONS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

c ₃i ₁s ₁t ₁r ₁o ₁n ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

c ₄i ₁s ₁t ₁r ₁o ₁n ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

11 pts

c ₄i ₁s ₁t ₁r ₁o ₁n ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

c ₃i ₁s ₁t ₁r ₁o ₁n ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CISTRONS

Anagrams 1

cornists

Best shorter words top 30 of 204

See all 204 words made from CISTRONS

Words that end like CISTRONS

Common words that share the ending -ONS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ONS

Cistrons: quick answers

Is CISTRONS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CISTRONS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is CISTRONS worth?

CISTRONS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does cistrons mean?

cistrons is the plural of cistron, which means “(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain”.

What words can you make with the letters in CISTRONS?

You can make 204 shorter words from CISTRONS, such as CISTRON, CITRONS, CONSIST, CORNIST. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of CISTRONS?

CISTRONS rearranges into CORNISTS.