homeobox

NOUN
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H

homeobox is a valid 8-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1M3E1O1B3O1X8
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 8 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does homeobox mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

One of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development.