Is LYSOGENICITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LYSOGENICITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LYSOGENICITY mean?
- noun
the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
“when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
L (1) + Y (4) + S (1) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LYSOGENICITY
LYSOGENICITY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LYSOGENICITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cytolysin17
- cytogeny17
- lysogenic15
- lysogeny15
- cogently14
- glycines14
- cytosine13
- syenitic13
- cloying13
- cosying13
- cygnets13
- glycine13
- glycins13
- coyly13
- clingiest12
- closeting12
- stingily12
- cystein12
- cystine12
- society12
- clingy12
- coying12
- cygnet12
- glycin12
- tyiyns12
- ceilings11
- eclosing11
- egoistic11
- escoting11
- isogenic11
- logicise11
- logistic11
- senility11
- isogeny11
- lysogen11
- styling11
- yoginis11
- coneys11
- cosily11
- costly11
- coyest11
- cytons11
- encyst11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- octyls11
- tyiyn11
- yogic11
- colistin10
- isocline10
- lections10
- silicone10
- telsonic10
- ceiling10
- closing10
- cognise10
- coignes10
- coiling10
- congest10
- costing10
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