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Is epistasis a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word epistasis is a Scrabble US word. The word epistasis is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

E1P3I1S1T1A1S1I1S1

Is epistasis a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word epistasis is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

E1P3I1S1T1A1S1I1S1

Is epistasis a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word epistasis is a Words With Friends word. The word epistasis is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1P4I1S1T1A1S1I1S1

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9-letter words (1 found)

EPISTASIS,

8-letter words (3 found)

EPITASIS,PASTISES,PISSIEST,

7-letter words (8 found)

ASEPSIS,ASPISES,PASTIES,PATSIES,PETSAIS,SIESTAS,TAPISES,TASSIES,

6-letter words (29 found)

ASPIES,ASSETS,ASSIST,ISSEIS,PASSES,PASTES,PASTIE,PASTIS,PETSAI,PIETAS,PISSES,PISTES,PITIES,SEPIAS,SEPSIS,SIESTA,SISTAS,SPAITS,SPATES,SPEATS,SPEISS,SPITES,STAPES,STASES,STASIS,STIPAS,STIPES,TASSES,TASSIE,

5-letter words (55 found)

APSES,APSIS,ASPIE,ASPIS,ASSES,ASSET,EASTS,ISSEI,PAISE,PASES,PASSE,PASTE,PASTS,PATES,PEATS,PESTS,PIETA,PIETS,PISES,PISTE,PITAS,SAIST,SASSE,SATES,SATIS,SEATS,SEPIA,SEPTA,SEPTS,SESSA,SIPES,SISES,SISTA,SISTS,SITES,SPAES,SPAIT,SPATE,SPATS,SPEAT,SPETS,SPIES,SPITE,SPITS,STAPS,STEPS,STIES,STIPA,STIPE,TAPES,TAPIS,TASES,TASSE,TEPAS,TIPIS,

4-letter words (71 found)

AITS,APES,APSE,APTS,ASPS,ATES,EAST,EATS,ESTS,ETAS,ISIT,ITAS,PAIS,PASE,PASS,PAST,PATE,PATS,PEAS,PEAT,PEST,PETS,PIAS,PIES,PIET,PISE,PISS,PITA,PITS,PSIS,PSST,SAIS,SAPS,SASS,SATE,SATI,SEAS,SEAT,SEIS,SEPS,SEPT,SESS,SETA,SETS,SIES,SIPE,SIPS,SISS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SPAE,SPAS,SPAT,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,STAP,STEP,STIE,TAES,TAIS,TAPE,TAPS,TASE,TASS,TEAS,TEPA,TIES,TIPI,TIPS,

3-letter words (46 found)

AIS,AIT,APE,APT,ASP,ASS,ATE,ATS,EAS,EAT,ESS,EST,ETA,ITA,ITS,PAS,PAT,PEA,PES,PET,PIA,PIE,PIS,PIT,PSI,PST,SAE,SAI,SAP,SAT,SEA,SEI,SET,SIP,SIS,SIT,SPA,TAE,TAI,TAP,TAS,TEA,TES,TIE,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AI,AS,AT,EA,ES,ET,IS,IT,PA,PE,PI,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 231 words from epistasis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of epistasis

epistasis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίστασις (epístasis, “stopping”), from ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi, “stop”), from ἐφ- (eph-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make to stand”). The use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/

Noun

epistasis (countable and uncountable, plural epistases)

  1. (genetics) The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.

Coordinate terms

  • epigenetics

Related terms

  • epistatic
  • hypostatic

Source: wiktionary.org