zwitterion
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 10
/ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪən/
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/ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪən/ · /ˈzwɪtəɹ.aɪən/ · /ˈtswɪtəɹ.aɪən/
Definition of zwitterion
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Zwitterion, from Zwitter (“hermaphrodite”) + Ion (“ion”).
Words you can make from zwitterion
193 playable · top: WINZE (17 pts)
Best play winze 17 points7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
35 words- WIZEN 17 pts
- ZOWIE 17 pts
- NERTZ 14 pts
- ZONER 14 pts
- OWNER 8 pts
- REWIN 8 pts
- REWON 8 pts
- ROWEN 8 pts
- TOWER 8 pts
- TOWIE 8 pts
- TWIER 8 pts
- TWINE 8 pts
- WRITE 8 pts
- WROTE 8 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRONE 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
- TITER 5 pts
- TITRE 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TORII 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
- TRITE 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- RITZ 13 pts
- ZEIN 13 pts
- ZERO 13 pts
- ZINE 13 pts
- ZITI 13 pts
- ZONE 13 pts
- ZORI 13 pts
- ENOW 7 pts
- NEWT 7 pts
- NOWT 7 pts
- OWIE 7 pts
- TOWN 7 pts
- TROW 7 pts
- TWIN 7 pts
- TWIT 7 pts
- WEIR 7 pts
- WENT 7 pts
- WERT 7 pts
- WINE 7 pts
- WINO 7 pts
- WIRE 7 pts
- WITE 7 pts
- WONT 7 pts
- WORE 7 pts
- WORN 7 pts
- WORT 7 pts
- WREN 7 pts
- WRIT 7 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINT 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TITI 4 pts
- TOIT 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
47 words- WIZ 15 pts
- REZ 12 pts
- TIZ 12 pts
- ZEN 12 pts
- ZIN 12 pts
- ZIT 12 pts
- NEW 6 pts
- NOW 6 pts
- OWE 6 pts
- OWN 6 pts
- OWT 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- TEW 6 pts
- TOW 6 pts
- TWO 6 pts
- WEN 6 pts
- WET 6 pts
- WIN 6 pts
- WIT 6 pts
- WOE 6 pts
- WON 6 pts
- WOT 6 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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