supercoil

1. A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.

2. A double helix (as of DNA) that has undergone additional twisting in the same direction as or in the opposite direction from the turns in the original helix.

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1. To twist circular DNA into a supercoil.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
supercoil	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
el	2
er	2
es	2
is	2
li	2
lo	2
oe	2
oi	2
op	4
or	2
os	2
pe	4
pi	4
po	4
re	2
si	2
so	2
up	4
us	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cel	5
cep	7
cis	5
col	5
cop	7
cor	5
cos	5
cru	5
cue	5
cup	7
cur	5
eco	5
ecu	5
els	3
ers	3
ice	5
ire	3
lei	3
leu	3
lie	3
lip	5
lis	3
lop	5
oes	3
oil	3
ole	3
ope	5
ops	5
orc	5
ore	3
ors	3
ose	3
our	3
pec	7
per	5
pes	5
pic	7
pie	5
pis	5
piu	5
poi	5
pol	5
pos	5
pro	5
psi	5
pul	5
pur	5
pus	5
rec	5
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
rip	5
roc	5
roe	3
rue	3
sec	5
sei	3
sel	3
ser	3
sic	5
sip	5
sir	3
soc	5
sol	3
sop	5
sou	3
sri	3
sue	3
sup	5
upo	5
ups	5
urp	5
use	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceil	6
cels	6
ceps	8
cero	6
cire	6
clip	8
clop	8
clue	6
coil	6
coir	6
cole	6
cols	6
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crus	6
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cups	8
cure	6
curl	6
curs	6
cusp	8
ecos	6
ecru	6
ecus	6
epic	8
epos	6
eros	4
euro	4
ices	6
ires	4
isle	4
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lice	6
lier	4
lies	4
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lire	4
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lops	6
lore	4
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loup	6
lour	4
luce	6
lues	4
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oles	4
opes	6
opus	6
orcs	6
ores	4
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ours	4
pecs	8
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peso	6
pice	8
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pier	6
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pile	6
piso	6
plie	6
plus	6
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pose	6
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pros	6
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puls	6
pure	6
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purl	6
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recs	6
reis	4
repo	6
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rice	6
riel	4
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rips	6
rise	4
rocs	6
roes	4
roil	4
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roup	6
rues	4
rule	4
ruse	4
scop	8
scup	8
sice	6
silo	4
sipe	6
sire	4
slip	6
sloe	4
slop	6
slue	4
slur	4
soil	4
sole	4
soli	4
sore	4
sori	4
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soup	6
sour	4
spec	8
spue	6
spur	6
suer	4
supe	6
sure	4
uric	6
urps	6
user	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceils	7
ceorl	7
ceros	7
cires	7
clips	9
clops	9
close	7
clour	7
clues	7
coils	7
coirs	7
coles	7
coper	9
copes	9
copse	9
cores	7
corps	9
corse	7
cosie	7
coupe	9
coups	9
cries	7
cripe	9
crisp	9
crops	9
croup	9
cruel	7
cruse	7
cupel	9
cures	7
curie	7
curio	7
curls	7
curse	7
ecrus	7
epics	9
euros	5
ileus	5
liers	5
lieus	5
lipos	7
locie	7
locis	7
locus	7
loper	7
lopes	7
lores	5
loris	5
loser	5
louie	5
louis	5
loupe	7
loups	7
lours	5
louse	5
luces	7
lucre	7
lures	5
oculi	7
oiler	5
oleic	7
oriel	5
orles	5
osier	5
ourie	5
ousel	5
percs	9
peril	7
peris	7
picul	9
piers	7
piles	7
pilus	7
pious	7
pisco	9
plier	7
plies	7
poilu	7
poise	7
poler	7
poles	7
polis	7
pores	7
poser	7
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price	9
pries	7
prise	7
prole	7
prose	7
puces	9
puler	7
pules	7
pulis	7
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puris	7
purls	7
purse	7
relic	7
reoil	5
repos	7
rices	7
riels	5
riles	5
ripes	7
roils	5
roles	5
ropes	7
roues	5
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rules	5
scope	9
score	7
scour	7
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sieur	5
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slice	7
slier	5
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solei	5
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spier	7
spile	7
spire	7
spoil	7
spore	7
sprue	7
sucre	7
sulci	7
super	7
ulcer	7
ureic	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceorls	8
cerous	8
closer	8
clours	8
coiler	8
coleus	8
colies	8
colure	8
copers	10
copier	10
copies	10
corpse	10
corpus	10
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coupes	10
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course	8
cresol	8
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croups	10
crouse	8
cruise	8
cupels	10
curies	8
curios	8
espoir	8
lisper	8
locies	8
lopers	8
lories	6
louies	6
loupes	8
lucres	8
oilcup	10
oilers	6
oriels	6
oscule	8
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piculs	10
pileus	8
pilose	8
pilous	8
pliers	8
poilus	8
poiser	8
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polers	8
police	10
polies	8
poseur	8
posier	8
precis	10
prices	10
proles	8
pulers	8
pulser	8
recoil	8
recoup	10
relics	8
reoils	6
slicer	8
sloper	8
sluice	8
source	8
spicer	10
splice	10
splore	8
spruce	10
ulcers	8
upcoil	10
uprise	8
uprose	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
closeup	11
closure	9
coilers	9
colures	9
copiers	11
coupler	11
couples	11
croupes	11
leprous	9
lousier	7
oilcups	11
peloric	11
pelorus	9
piceous	11
pileous	9
policer	11
polices	11
recoils	9
recoups	11
scruple	11
soilure	7
soupier	9
spicule	11
splicer	11
spoiler	9
sporule	9
upcoils	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
couplers	12
perilous	10
policers	12
precious	12
surplice	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
supercoil	13