saltation

1. Discontinuous movement, transition, or development; advancement by leaps.

2. Genetics A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.

3. The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing.

4. The action or process of leaping or jumping.

5. The origin of a new species or a higher taxon in essentially a single evolutionary step that in some especially former theories is held to be due to a major mutation or to unknown causes .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
atonalist	9	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ai	2
al	2
an	2
as	2
at	2
in	2
is	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
lo	2
na	2
no	2
oi	2
on	2
os	2
si	2
so	2
ta	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aal	3
aas	3
ail	3
ain	3
ais	3
ait	3
ala	3
als	3
alt	3
ana	3
ani	3
ant	3
att	3
ins	3
ion	3
its	3
las	3
lat	3
lin	3
lis	3
lit	3
lot	3
nil	3
nit	3
nos	3
not	3
oat	3
oil	3
ons	3
sal	3
san	3
sat	3
sin	3
sit	3
sol	3
son	3
sot	3
tan	3
tao	3
tas	3
tat	3
til	3
tin	3
tis	3
tit	3
ton	3
tot	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aals	4
ails	4
ains	4
aits	4
alan	4
alas	4
alit	4
also	4
alto	4
alts	4
anal	4
anas	4
anil	4
anis	4
anoa	4
ansa	4
anta	4
anti	4
ants	4
into	4
ions	4
iota	4
lain	4
last	4
lati	4
lats	4
lias	4
lino	4
lins	4
lint	4
lion	4
list	4
lits	4
loan	4
loin	4
lost	4
lota	4
loti	4
lots	4
nail	4
nala	4
naoi	4
naos	4
nils	4
nits	4
noil	4
nota	4
oast	4
oats	4
oils	4
sail	4
sain	4
salt	4
sati	4
sial	4
silo	4
silt	4
slat	4
slit	4
slot	4
snit	4
snot	4
soil	4
sola	4
soli	4
stat	4
stoa	4
stot	4
tail	4
tain	4
tala	4
tali	4
tans	4
taos	4
tats	4
tian	4
tils	4
tilt	4
tins	4
tint	4
tits	4
toil	4
toit	4
tola	4
tolt	4
tons	4
tosa	4
tost	4
tots	4
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alans	5
alant	5
alias	5
alist	5
aloin	5
altos	5
anils	5
anlas	5
anoas	5
antas	5
antis	5
atilt	5
atlas	5
iotas	5
lanai	5
liana	5
linos	5
lints	5
lions	5
litas	5
loans	5
loins	5
lotas	5
nails	5
nalas	5
nasal	5
natal	5
noils	5
notal	5
ostia	5
saint	5
salat	5
salon	5
santo	5
satin	5
slain	5
slant	5
snail	5
solan	5
stain	5
stilt	5
stint	5
stoai	5
stoat	5
tails	5
tains	5
taint	5
talas	5
talon	5
tanto	5
tians	5
tilts	5
tints	5
titan	5
toast	5
toils	5
toits	5
tolan	5
tolas	5
tolts	5
tonal	5
total	5
natto	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alants	6
aloins	6
anatto	6
aslant	6
atonal	6
atonia	6
attain	6
instal	6
lanais	6
latina	6
latino	6
lattin	6
lianas	6
nasial	6
salina	6
santol	6
sonata	6
stanol	6
statal	6
statin	6
stotin	6
taints	6
talion	6
talons	6
tanist	6
tantos	6
tatsoi	6
titans	6
tolans	6
tonsil	6
totals	6
nattos	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alation	7
altoist	7
anattos	7
atonias	7
attains	7
latinas	7
latinos	7
lattins	7
saltant	7
solatia	7
station	7
talions	7

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alations	8

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
atonalist	9
saltation	9
stational	9