coleoptile
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
Definition of coleoptile
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.
“This kinetic scheme was proposed to account for the observed responses of Avena coleoptiles, and it was thought that it could also be applied to the phototropic responses of corn coleoptiles.”
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Etymology
A classical compound of the Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + the English -ptile (“leaf”) – the suffix representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon) – probably after the French coléoptile.
Words you can make from coleoptile
180 playable · top: COPILOT (11 pts)
Best play copilot 11 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
20 words5-letter words
28 words- CLEPE 9 pts
- CLEPT 9 pts
- CLIPT 9 pts
- COOPT 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PIECE 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- CELLI 7 pts
- CELLO 7 pts
- CLOOT 7 pts
- COOEE 7 pts
- ELECT 7 pts
- ELOPE 7 pts
- LOCIE 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- OLEIC 7 pts
- PILOT 7 pts
- POLIO 7 pts
- TELCO 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TOPEE 7 pts
- TOPOI 7 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- LOOIE 5 pts
- OLLIE 5 pts
- TELOI 5 pts
- TOILE 5 pts
4-letter words
66 words- CEPE 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- CLOP 8 pts
- COOP 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- POCO 8 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- COOL 6 pts
- COOT 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- LIPO 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- LOCO 6 pts
- LOOP 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PELE 6 pts
- PELT 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PILL 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- PLOT 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- POLL 6 pts
- POLO 6 pts
- POOL 6 pts
- TOCO 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- TOPO 6 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LOOT 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- LOTO 4 pts
- OLEO 4 pts
- OLIO 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TELL 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TILL 4 pts
- TOIL 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TOLL 4 pts
- TOOL 4 pts
3-letter words
47 words- CEP 7 pts
- COP 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- COO 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- LOP 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POL 5 pts
- POO 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- LOO 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
2-letter words
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