What NUCLEASES Means
NUCLEASES is a form of NUCLEASE, which means:
- noun: general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
NUCLEASES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as N1 U1 C3 L1 E1 A1 S1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In NUCLEASES
289 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.
8 letter words (5)
7 letter words (22)
CASSENECENSUALCLAUSESCLEANSEELANCESENCASESENLACESENSEALSEUCLASELACUNESLAUNCESSCALENESEANCESSENECASSENSUALUNCASESUNEASESUNLACESUNSCALEUNSEALSUNSEELSUSANCES
6 letter words (44)
AENEUSAESCESANCLESANELESCAULESCAUSENCAUSESCEASESCENSESCENSUSCLAUSECLEANSCUNEALEASELSEASLESEASSELELANCEENCASEENLACEENSEALENSUESLACUNELANCESLAUNCELEASESLENSESLESSENSALUESSAUCESSCALESSCENASSCENESSEANCESENECASLANESUNCASEUNCLESUNEASEUNLACEUNLESSUNSEALUNSEELUSANCEUSNEAS
5 letter words (73)
ACNESALECSANCLEANELEASCUSAUNESCAESECANESCASESCASUSCAULSCAUSECEASECENSECESSECLAESCLANSCLASSCLEANCLUESEALESEASELEASESEASLEELANSENSUEESNESLACESLANCELANESLASESLASSULEANSLEASELENESLENSELESESLUCESLUNASLUNESNEALSSALESSALSESALUESANESSAUCESAULSSCALESCANSSCENASCENESCULSSCUSESEALSSEANSSEASESEELSSELESSENASSENESSENSASENSESLAESSLANESLUESSLUSESNEESULANSULNAEULNASUNCESUNCLEUSNEA
4 letter words (83)
ACESACNEAESCALECALEEALESALUSANCEANESAUNECANECANSCASECAULCEASCEESCELSCENSCESSCLANCLUECUESCUSSEALEEANSEASEEAUSECUSEELSELANELSEENESESESESNEESSELACELACSLANELASELASSLEANLEASLEESLENSLESSLUCELUESLUNALUNENEALNESSSACSSALESALSSANESANSSAULSCANSCULSEALSEANSEASSECSSEELSEENSEESSELESELSSENASENESENSSESESLAESLEESLUESNEESUESSUNSULANULESULNAUNCEUSES
3 letter words (47)
ACEALEALSALUANEANSAUECANCEECELCUEEANEASEAUECUEELEENELSENEENSESSLACLASLEALEELESLEUNAENASNEENUSSACSAESALSANSAUSEASECSEESELSENSUESUNSUSULEUNSUSE
2 letter words (15)
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