Definitions For Missense

Noun

MISSENSE. (countable and uncountable, plural MISSENSEs) (biology) A damaged DNA sequence that is meaningful but has an incorrect meaning, with the result that its products do not do what they are supposed to do.

Etymology

mis + sense

See also

nonsense (biology)

Anagrams

Essenism

Is Missense a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Missense is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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