enkephalin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
Definition of enkephalin
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects
“Some of the more marginal players start in as early as maybe twelve, I'm sorry to say, particularly 'drines before matches and then enkephaline after […]”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”) + -in.
Words you can make from enkephalin
200+ playable · top: KEPHALIN (17 pts)
Best play kephalin 17 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
19 words5-letter words
37 words- NIKAH 12 pts
- APEEK 11 pts
- KELEP 11 pts
- PEKAN 11 pts
- PEKIN 11 pts
- PLANK 11 pts
- PLINK 11 pts
- ALEPH 10 pts
- PHIAL 10 pts
- AKENE 9 pts
- ALIKE 9 pts
- ALKIE 9 pts
- ANKLE 9 pts
- INKLE 9 pts
- KNEEL 9 pts
- LIKEN 9 pts
- HENNA 8 pts
- LAPIN 7 pts
- PANEL 7 pts
- PANNE 7 pts
- PENAL 7 pts
- PENNA 7 pts
- PENNE 7 pts
- PENNI 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PINNA 7 pts
- PLAIN 7 pts
- PLANE 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LINEN 5 pts
4-letter words
89 words- KAPH 13 pts
- ANKH 11 pts
- HAIK 11 pts
- HAKE 11 pts
- HANK 11 pts
- HIKE 11 pts
- KHAN 11 pts
- LAKH 11 pts
- KEEP 10 pts
- KELP 10 pts
- KEPI 10 pts
- KNAP 10 pts
- PAIK 10 pts
- PEAK 10 pts
- PEEK 10 pts
- PEKE 10 pts
- PIKA 10 pts
- PIKE 10 pts
- PINK 10 pts
- EPHA 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HELP 9 pts
- AKEE 8 pts
- AKIN 8 pts
- ILKA 8 pts
- KAIL 8 pts
- KAIN 8 pts
- KALE 8 pts
- KANE 8 pts
- KEEL 8 pts
- KEEN 8 pts
- KILN 8 pts
- KINA 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- KNEE 8 pts
- LAKE 8 pts
- LANK 8 pts
- LEAK 8 pts
- LEEK 8 pts
- LEKE 8 pts
- LIKE 8 pts
- LINK 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAIL 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HILA 7 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PELE 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PLAN 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINN 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- KHI 10 pts
- KEP 9 pts
- KIP 9 pts
- HAP 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- EEK 7 pts
- EKE 7 pts
- ELK 7 pts
- ILK 7 pts
- INK 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- KEN 7 pts
- KIN 7 pts
- LEK 7 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
Hooks
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