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Is genetic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word genetic is a Scrabble US word. The word genetic is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

G2E1N1E1T1I1C3

Is genetic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word genetic is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

G2E1N1E1T1I1C3

Is genetic a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word genetic is a Words With Friends word. The word genetic is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3E1N2E1T1I1C4

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7-letter words (1 found)

GENETIC,

6-letter words (2 found)

ENTICE,TEEING,

5-letter words (8 found)

CTENE,EIGNE,GENET,GENIC,GENIE,NIECE,TENGE,TINGE,

4-letter words (22 found)

CENT,CETE,CINE,CITE,EINE,ETEN,ETIC,GEIT,GENE,GENT,GIEN,GITE,NETE,NICE,NITE,TEEN,TEIN,TENE,TICE,TIGE,TINE,TING,

3-letter words (27 found)

CEE,CIG,CIT,EEN,ENE,ENG,GEE,GEN,GET,GIE,GIN,GIT,ICE,ING,NEE,NEG,NET,NIE,NIT,TEC,TEE,TEG,TEN,TIC,TIE,TIG,TIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

EE,EN,ET,GI,IN,IT,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 70 words from genetic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of genetic

genetic

Etymology

Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene +‎ -tic or genesis +‎ -etic.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jə-nĕt'ĭk, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk/, /d͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

genetic (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908]
  2. Caused by genes.
  3. Of or relating to origin (genesis). [from 1831]
  4. (linguistics) Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
  5. (theology) Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

Synonyms

  • genealogical
  • genic
  • hereditary

Derived terms

Related terms

  • gene
  • genetics
  • genetically

Translations

References

  • “genetic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • genetic in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
  • "genetic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 142.
  • “genetic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Further reading

  • genetic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Interlingua

Adjective

genetic (not comparable)

  1. genetic

Related terms

  • genetica

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

genetic m (feminine singular genetica, masculine plural genetics, feminine plural geneticas)

  1. genetic

Related terms

  • genetica

Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[3], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 524.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French génétique. By surface analysis, genă +‎ -etic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒeˈne.tik]

Adjective

genetic m or n (feminine singular genetică, masculine plural genetici, feminine and neuter plural genetice)

  1. genetic

Declension

Related terms

  • genetică

Source: wiktionary.org