anaphase
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/ˈænəˌfeɪz/
Definition of anaphase
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
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Etymology
19th century: from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “back, backward”) + φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).
Words you can make from anaphase
111 playable · top: SAPHENA (12 pts)
Best play saphena 12 points6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
35 words- EPHA 9 pts
- HAPS 9 pts
- HASP 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HEPS 9 pts
- PASH 9 pts
- PEHS 9 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- APES 6 pts
- APSE 6 pts
- NAPA 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NAPS 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- PAAN 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANS 6 pts
- PASE 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAS 6 pts
- PENS 6 pts
- SNAP 6 pts
- SPAE 6 pts
- SPAN 6 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- HAP 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- APE 5 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- SAP 5 pts
- SPA 5 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
2-letter words
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