complementary

1. Biochemistry Of or relating to the specific pairing of the purines and pyrimidines between strands of a DNA or an RNA molecule.

2. Forming or serving as a complement; completing.

3. Genetics Of or relating to a group of genes that act in concert to produce a specific phenotype.

4. Supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks.

5. Relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
complementary	24	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
al	2
am	4
an	2
ar	2
at	2
ay	5
el	2
em	4
en	2
er	2
et	2
la	2
lo	2
ma	4
me	4
mm	6
mo	4
my	7
na	2
ne	2
no	2
oe	2
om	4
on	2
op	4
or	2
oy	5
pa	4
pe	4
po	4
re	2
ta	2
te	2
to	2
ya	5
ye	5
yo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ace	5
act	5
ale	3
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alt	3
amp	7
ane	3
ant	3
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apo	5
apt	5
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eme	5
emo	5
eon	3
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ere	3
ern	3
eta	3
eye	6
lac	5
lam	5
lap	5
lar	3
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lay	6
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let	3
ley	6
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mac	7
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man	5
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mat	5
may	8
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met	5
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mon	5
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mor	5
mot	5
myc	10
nae	3
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nap	5
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nee	3
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nom	5
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oma	5
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opa	5
ope	5
opt	5
ora	3
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ore	3
ort	3
pac	7
pal	5
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par	5
pat	5
pay	8
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pec	7
pee	5
pen	5
per	5
pet	5
ply	8
pol	5
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pot	5
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pya	8
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ram	5
ran	3
rap	5
rat	3
ray	6
rec	5
ree	3
rem	5
rep	5
ret	3
roc	5
roe	3
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rot	3
rya	6
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tae	3
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tap	5
tar	3
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tec	5
tee	3
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ten	3
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tom	5
ton	3
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tor	3
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try	6
tye	6
yam	8
yap	8
yar	6
yea	6
yen	6
yep	8
yet	6
yom	8
yon	6
aro	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acme	8
acne	6
acre	6
acro	6
acyl	9
aeon	4
aero	4
aery	7
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alee	4
alme	6
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alto	4
amen	6
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army	9
arty	7
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atom	6
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came	8
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carl	6
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clot	6
cloy	9
coal	6
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comm	10
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cone	6
cony	9
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copy	11
core	6
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corn	6
cory	9
cote	6
cram	8
crap	8
crop	8
cyan	9
cyma	11
cyme	11
earl	4
earn	4
eely	7
eery	7
elan	4
elmy	9
enol	4
erne	4
etna	4
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eyer	7
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lacy	9
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pram	8
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pray	9
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pyro	9
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rale	4
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rant	4
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rate	4
rato	4
real	4
ream	6
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rely	7
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repo	6
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rope	6
ropy	9
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tyro	7
yare	7
yarn	7
yean	7
year	7
yelp	9
ylem	9
yomp	11
yore	7
nare	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acorn	7
actor	7
alert	5
alone	5
alter	5
ameer	7
ament	7
amole	7
amort	7
ample	9
amply	12
anele	5
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apter	7
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artel	5
atomy	10
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caner	7
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moray	10
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myoma	12
myope	12
nacre	7
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narco	7
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noter	5
oaten	5
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place	9
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repel	7
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retem	7
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toper	7
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trace	7
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trone	5
trope	7
tryma	10
typal	10
yamen	10
yapon	10
yearn	8
yenta	8
yente	8
paleo	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acetyl	11
almner	8
amerce	10
ampere	10
ampler	10
antler	6
apemen	10
areole	6
armlet	8
aroynt	9
arpent	8
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captor	10
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cotype	13
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craton	8
crayon	11
creamy	13
create	8
creepy	13
crenel	8
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crepon	10
crypto	13
cymene	13
eatery	9
ecarte	8
ectype	13
elater	6
eloper	8
elytra	9
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employ	13
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etymon	11
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laymen	11
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leaper	8
learnt	6
lector	8
lemony	11
lepton	8
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loaner	6
locate	8
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lyrate	9
macron	10
mantel	8
mantle	8
marcel	10
marmot	10
marten	8
matron	8
meaner	8
meanly	11
meetly	11
melena	8
melony	11
melter	8
melton	8
memory	13
menace	10
mental	8
mentor	8
merely	11
merlon	8
merlot	8
merman	10
mermen	10
meteor	8
metepa	10
metope	10
moaner	8
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molter	8
moment	10
mopery	13
morale	8
moreen	8
mornay	11
mortal	8
motley	11
mycele	13
myrtle	11
namely	11
napery	11
nearly	9
neater	6
neatly	9
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ocreae	8
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omelet	8
omenta	8
omerta	8
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openly	11
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palmer	10
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paltry	11
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parcel	10
parent	8
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patron	8
pearly	11
pecten	10
pelmet	10
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pelter	8
peltry	11
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pentyl	11
pereon	8
pertly	11
petrel	8
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peyote	11
peyotl	11
placer	10
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planet	8
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plater	8
player	11
plenty	11
poetry	11
poleyn	11
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portal	8
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premen	10
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pyrene	11
pyrola	11
pyrone	11
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recopy	13
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remate	8
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remote	8
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replay	11
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retype	11
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tramel	8
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trance	8
trepan	8
trompe	10
tympan	13
yammer	13
yclept	13
yelper	11
yeoman	11
yeomen	11
retcon	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acetone	9
acolyte	12
acronym	14
actorly	12
almoner	9
almonry	12
ammeter	11
amylene	12
anolyte	10
anymore	12
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caloyer	12
caltrop	11
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cleaner	9
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comment	13
company	16
compare	13
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compete	13
cormlet	11
corneal	9
crampon	13
cremate	11
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crotale	9
cryptal	14
ecotype	14
ectypal	14
elector	9
electro	9
elytron	10
empaler	11
empanel	11
emplace	13
emplane	11
employe	14
empyema	16
enactor	9
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enteral	7
entropy	12
erectly	12
eternal	7
lactone	9
lamprey	14
larceny	12
latency	12
lectern	9
locater	9
lomenta	9
manrope	11
marplot	11
maypole	14
meatmen	11
memento	11
menacer	11
meronym	14
metamer	11
metonym	14
metopae	11
momenta	11
moneyer	12
myeloma	14
myomere	14
nectary	12
neotype	12
noplace	11
ocreate	9
omental	9
operant	9
operate	9
parolee	9
paronym	14
patency	14
patonce	11
payment	14
peartly	12
penalty	12
percale	11
percent	11
petrale	9
peytral	12
peytrel	12
planter	9
pleater	9
plectra	11
plenary	12
pleroma	11
polecat	11
polenta	9
polyene	12
polymer	14
potence	11
potency	14
precent	11
prelacy	14
prelate	9
prelect	11
premeal	11
premolt	11
prename	11
prolate	9
pronate	9
pronely	12
protean	9
protyle	12
pteryla	12
rampole	11
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reclean	9
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repanel	9
replace	11
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replate	9
romance	11
telamon	9
telecom	11
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teleran	7
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templar	11
tonearm	9
trammel	11
trample	11
treacle	9
treacly	12
trommel	11
tympano	14
maltmen	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
amelcorn	12
ammocete	14
antelope	10
calotype	15
calypter	15
camporee	14
carotene	10
ceremony	15
cerotype	15
claymore	15
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cometary	15
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complete	14
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copemate	14
corelate	10
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electron	10
employer	15
empyreal	15
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enactory	13
lamenter	10
lycopene	15
matronly	13
mercapto	14
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monetary	13
motleyer	13
mycetoma	17
normalcy	15
ornately	11
patronly	13
pectoral	12
pentacle	12
permeant	12
peroneal	10
petronel	10
placemen	14
plectron	12
polytene	13
portance	12
praelect	12
preclean	12
preenact	12
pterylae	13
recently	13
reemploy	15
relocate	10
remotely	13
telecomm	14
temporal	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
coeternal	11
commenter	15
completer	15
latecomer	13
manometer	13
manometry	16
momentary	16
operantly	14
patrolmen	13
percolate	13
placement	15
repayment	16
tolerance	11
treponema	13

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
anemometry	17
commentary	19
complement	18
employment	19
melanocyte	17
pycnometer	19
treponemal	14

13 Letters	Scrabble® Points
complementary	24