pachytene
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- 19
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
Definition of pachytene
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.
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Etymology
From French pachytène, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -tene (“ribbon”). Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.
Words you can make from pachytene
200+ playable · top: EYEPATCH (18 pts)
Best play eyepatch 18 points7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
38 words- HEAPY 13 pts
- TECHY 13 pts
- YACHT 13 pts
- CHAPE 12 pts
- CHAPT 12 pts
- CHEAP 12 pts
- CHEEP 12 pts
- PACEY 12 pts
- PATCH 12 pts
- PEACH 12 pts
- HYENA 11 pts
- CANTY 10 pts
- CHANT 10 pts
- CHEAT 10 pts
- HANCE 10 pts
- HENCE 10 pts
- NATCH 10 pts
- PANTY 10 pts
- PAYEE 10 pts
- PEATY 10 pts
- TACHE 10 pts
- TEACH 10 pts
- TENCH 10 pts
- THECA 10 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- PEACE 9 pts
- PECAN 9 pts
- PENCE 9 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- TEENY 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- YENTA 8 pts
- YENTE 8 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ETAPE 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
4-letter words
72 words- ACHY 12 pts
- CHAY 12 pts
- HYPE 12 pts
- YECH 12 pts
- CAPH 11 pts
- CHAP 11 pts
- PACY 11 pts
- PECH 11 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- NYAH 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- YEAH 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- CYAN 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- EPHA 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- PATH 9 pts
- PATY 9 pts
- PHAT 9 pts
- TACH 9 pts
- TECH 9 pts
- TYPE 9 pts
- CAPE 8 pts
- CEPE 8 pts
- PACE 8 pts
- PACT 8 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- TYNE 7 pts
- YEAN 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
3-letter words
64 words- HYP 11 pts
- HAY 9 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YAH 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- HAP 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- PYE 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- CAP 7 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
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