Words Containing ISTRON

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing ISTRON?

POLYCISTRONIC is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CISTRONIC (13), CISTRONS (10), CISTRON (9).

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All Words Containing ISTRON 4 words

How often does ISTRON appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 4 words containing ISTRON. Most are 7 letters long, they average 13.5 points and the best is POLYCISTRONIC (22 points).

Total words: 4
Most common length: 7 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 13.5; out of 22 max
Longest word: POLYCISTRONIC; 13 letters
Most common ending: C; 50% of words

Most common last letters

c 50%
n 25%
s 25%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing ISTRON

p ₃o ₁l ₁y ₄c ₃i ₁s ₁t ₁r ₁o ₁n ₁i ₁c ₃

P 3 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + C 3 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + R 1 + O 1 + N 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 22 points

Double word: 44 pts
Triple word: 66 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

polycistronic

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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