allergen

Valid in Scrabble

Pronunciation

/ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/

Definition of allergen

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A substance which causes an allergic reaction.

“Pollen, dust, and spores are common allergens.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Syncopated compound of allergy + -gen, coined on the model of pharmaceutical words such as pathogen and antigen.

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

124 playable · top: ALLEGER (8 pts)

4 words

8 words

30 words

36 words

33 words

12 words

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to allergen to make another valid word.

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes allergen, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists