01 Word definition

oncogenes

9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants

Is ONCOGENES a word?

Yes. ONCOGENES is a 9-letter noun. ONCOGENES is a plural or present-tense form of ONCOGENE: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell ONCOGENES?

O-N-C-O-G-E-N-E-S

ONCOGENES contains 9 letters, begins with O, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

ONCOGENES is a plural or present-tense form of ONCOGENE.

1noun

  1. ONCOGENES is a plural or present-tense form of ONCOGENE: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends16points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is ONCOGENES spelled?

O1N2C3O4G5E6N7E8S9
Starts withONCFirst 3 letters
Ends withNESLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats E, N, O
Vowel balance4 / 5Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell ONCOGENES?

ONCOGENES is spelled O-N-C-O-G-E-N-E-S. It contains 9 letters.