What LACTONES Means
LACTONES is a form of LACTONE, which means:
- noun: a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.“Lactones are formed by intramolecular esterification of the corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acids, which takes place spontaneously when the ring that is formed is five- or six-membered.”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LACTONES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 A1 C3 T1 O1 N1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In LACTONES
455 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (16)
ALECOSTCANTLESCENTALSCOLTANSCOSTEANETALONSLACTONELACTOSELANCETSLOCATESOCTANESSCANTLESCATOLESECONALTALCOSETOLANES
6 letter words (52)
ACTONSANCLESANOLESASCENTASTONEATONESCANOESCANTLECANTOSCASTLECENTALCENTASCENTOSCLEANSCLEATSCLONESCLOSETCLOTESCOATESCOLTANCONTESCOSTAECOSTALCOTANSECLATSENACTSETALONLACETSLANCESLANCETLANOSELATENSLENTOSLOCATEOCEANSOCTALSOCTANEOCTANSOSTEALSANTOLSCLATESECANTSOLACESOLATESTANCESTANOLSTOLENTALONSTELCOSTELSONTOLANETOLANS
5 letter words (137)
ACNESACTONAEONSALCOSALECSALOESALONEALTOSANCLEANOLEANTESASCOTATOCSATONECALOSCANESCANOECANSOCANSTCANTOCANTSCASTECATESCELTSCENTOCENTSCESTACLAESCLANSCLASTCLATSCLEANCLEATCLONECLONSCLOSECLOTECLOTSCOALSCOASTCOATECOATSCOLASCOLESCOLTSCONESCONTECOSETCOSTACOSTECOTANCOTESECLATELANSENACTENOLSESCOTESTOCETNASLACESLACETLANCELANESLANTSLATENLEANSLEANTLEASTLEATSLENOSLENTOLOANSLOASTLOSENLOTASLOTESNATESNEALSNEATSNOELSNOLESNOTALNOTESOATENOCEANOCTALOCTANOCTASOLENTONCESONCETONSETSALETSALONSALTOSANTOSCALESCANTSCEATSCENASCENTSCONESETALSETONSLANESLANTSLATESLOANSOCLESOLANSONCESTALESTANESTEALSTEANSTELASTENOSTOAESTOLESTOLNSTONETACESTACOSTAELSTALCSTALESTALONTEALSTELCOTELOSTESLATOEASTOLANTOLASTOLESTONALTONES
4 letter words (153)
ACESACNEACTSAEONAESCALCOALECALESALOEALSOALTOALTSANCEANESANTEANTSATESATOCCALOCANECANSCANTCASECASTCATECATSCEASCELSCELTCENSCENTCLANCLATCLONCLOTCOALCOATCOLACOLECOLSCOLTCONECONSCOSECOSTCOTECOTSEANSEASTEATSECOSELANELTSENOLEOANEONSETASETNALACELACSLANELANTLASELASTLATELATSLEANLEASLEATLENOLENSLENTLESTLETSLOANLOCALONELOSELOSTLOTALOTELOTSNAOSNATSNEALNEATNESTNETSNOELNOESNOLENOSENOTANOTEOASTOATSOCASOCTAOLEAOLESONCEONESONSTSALESALTSANESANTSATESCANSCOTSEALSEANSEATSECOSECTSENASENTSETASLAESLATSLOESLOTSNOTSOCASOLASOLESONESTENSTOATACETACOTAELTAESTALCTALETANETANSTAOSTEALTEASTECSTELATELSTENSTOCSTOEATOESTOLATOLETONETONSTOSATOSE
3 letter words (74)
ACEACTALEALSALTANEANSANTATEATSCANCATCELCOLCONCOSCOTEANEASEATECOELSELTENSEONESTETALACLASLATLEALESLETLOSLOTNAENASNATNETNOSNOTOATOCAOESOLEONEONSOSESACSAESALSANSATSEASECSELSENSETSOCSOLSONSOTTAETANTAOTASTEATECTELTENTESTOCTOETON
2 letter words (23)
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