penicillinase
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 13
Definition of penicillinase
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
(countable, uncountable)A specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.
“To date, there have been only 23 confirmed cases of penicillinase-producing gonococcus (totally penicillin-resistant gonorrhea) reported in the United States.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From penicillin + -ase.
Words you can make from penicillinase
200+ playable · top: PENICILLINS (15 pts)
Best play penicillins 15 points10-letter words
3 words9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
26 words- ALLSPICE 12 pts
- CALIPEES 12 pts
- CALLIPEE 12 pts
- CAPELINS 12 pts
- CIPAILLE 12 pts
- ESPECIAL 12 pts
- PANICLES 12 pts
- PELICANS 12 pts
- PENANCES 12 pts
- PENICILS 12 pts
- PINNACES 12 pts
- PINNACLE 12 pts
- PISCINAE 12 pts
- PISCINAL 12 pts
- SAPIENCE 12 pts
- ALLICINS 10 pts
- ENPLANES 10 pts
- INCLINES 10 pts
- NACELLES 10 pts
- PENALISE 10 pts
- SALICINE 10 pts
- SALIENCE 10 pts
- SEPALINE 10 pts
- SPINELLE 10 pts
- SPLENIAL 10 pts
- ANILINES 8 pts
7-letter words
67 words- CALIPEE 11 pts
- CAPELIN 11 pts
- CAPLINS 11 pts
- ECLIPSE 11 pts
- ENCLASP 11 pts
- EPISCIA 11 pts
- INCLASP 11 pts
- INCLIPS 11 pts
- INSCAPE 11 pts
- PANICLE 11 pts
- PELICAN 11 pts
- PENANCE 11 pts
- PENCELS 11 pts
- PENCILS 11 pts
- PENICIL 11 pts
- PINNACE 11 pts
- PISCINA 11 pts
- PISCINE 11 pts
- PLAICES 11 pts
- SCALPEL 11 pts
- SPANCEL 11 pts
- SPECIAL 11 pts
- SPLENIC 11 pts
- ALLICIN 9 pts
- ALPINES 9 pts
- CALLEES 9 pts
- CANINES 9 pts
- CANNELS 9 pts
- CELLIES 9 pts
- CLEANSE 9 pts
- ELAPINE 9 pts
- ELLIPSE 9 pts
- ENCINAL 9 pts
- ENCINAS 9 pts
- ENLACES 9 pts
- ENPLANE 9 pts
- INCENSE 9 pts
- INCISAL 9 pts
- INCLINE 9 pts
- INLACES 9 pts
- LAICISE 9 pts
- LICENSE 9 pts
- NACELLE 9 pts
- NIACINS 9 pts
- PANINIS 9 pts
- PENNIES 9 pts
- PENSILE 9 pts
- PINEALS 9 pts
- PINENES 9 pts
- PINNIES 9 pts
- SALICIN 9 pts
- SANICLE 9 pts
- SCALENE 9 pts
- SCALENI 9 pts
- SELENIC 9 pts
- SILENCE 9 pts
- SILICLE 9 pts
- SPANIEL 9 pts
- SPELEAN 9 pts
- SPLENIA 9 pts
- SPLENII 9 pts
- AINSELL 7 pts
- ANILINE 7 pts
- ANILINS 7 pts
- ASININE 7 pts
- LINNIES 7 pts
- NELLIES 7 pts
6-letter words
97 words- APICES 10 pts
- APIECE 10 pts
- APNEIC 10 pts
- CAPLIN 10 pts
- CLEPES 10 pts
- EPICAL 10 pts
- ESCAPE 10 pts
- INCLIP 10 pts
- PANICS 10 pts
- PEACES 10 pts
- PECANS 10 pts
- PENCEL 10 pts
- PENCIL 10 pts
- PIANIC 10 pts
- PIECES 10 pts
- PLACES 10 pts
- PLAICE 10 pts
- PLICAE 10 pts
- PLICAL 10 pts
- PLICAS 10 pts
- ALPINE 8 pts
- ANISIC 8 pts
- ASLEEP 8 pts
- CALLEE 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNEL 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CASEIN 8 pts
- CASINI 8 pts
- CEILIS 8 pts
- CELLAE 8 pts
- CELLIE 8 pts
- CLEANS 8 pts
- CLINAL 8 pts
- CLINES 8 pts
- ELAPSE 8 pts
- ENCASE 8 pts
- ENCINA 8 pts
- ENLACE 8 pts
- ESPIAL 8 pts
- INCASE 8 pts
- INCELS 8 pts
- INCISE 8 pts
- INLACE 8 pts
- INSPAN 8 pts
- LANCES 8 pts
- LAPELS 8 pts
- LAPINS 8 pts
- LILACS 8 pts
- LINACS 8 pts
- LIPASE 8 pts
- LIPINS 8 pts
- NIACIN 8 pts
- NIECES 8 pts
- PANELS 8 pts
- PANINI 8 pts
- PANNES 8 pts
- PEASEN 8 pts
- PENIAL 8 pts
- PENILE 8 pts
- PENNAE 8 pts
- PENNES 8 pts
- PENNIA 8 pts
- PENNIS 8 pts
- PENSIL 8 pts
- PINEAL 8 pts
- PINENE 8 pts
- PINNAE 8 pts
- PINNAL 8 pts
- PINNAS 8 pts
- PLAINS 8 pts
- PLANES 8 pts
- PLEASE 8 pts
- SAPELE 8 pts
- SCILLA 8 pts
- SEANCE 8 pts
- ALIENS 6 pts
- ALINES 6 pts
- ALLEES 6 pts
- ALLIES 6 pts
- ANELES 6 pts
- ANILIN 6 pts
- ELAINS 6 pts
- ENISLE 6 pts
- ENSILE 6 pts
- INANES 6 pts
- INNIES 6 pts
- INSANE 6 pts
- LIAISE 6 pts
- LIANES 6 pts
- LIENAL 6 pts
- LILIES 6 pts
- LINEAL 6 pts
- LINENS 6 pts
- LININS 6 pts
- NIELLI 6 pts
- SALINE 6 pts
Hooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to penicillinase to make another valid word.
Find your best play with penicillinase
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes penicillinase, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.