flagellum
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 9
/fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/
Definition of flagellum
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
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noun
- In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
- In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
- (formal)A whip.
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Etymology
From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum.
Words you can make from flagellum
106 playable · top: FULLAM (11 pts)
Best play fullam 11 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
13 words4-letter words
43 words- FAME 9 pts
- FLAM 9 pts
- FUME 9 pts
- FLAG 8 pts
- GULF 8 pts
- ALEF 7 pts
- FALL 7 pts
- FEAL 7 pts
- FELL 7 pts
- FLEA 7 pts
- FLUE 7 pts
- FUEL 7 pts
- FULL 7 pts
- GAME 7 pts
- GAUM 7 pts
- GEUM 7 pts
- GLAM 7 pts
- GLUM 7 pts
- LEAF 7 pts
- MAGE 7 pts
- MEGA 7 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- ALUM 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LUMA 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MALL 6 pts
- MAUL 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MELL 6 pts
- MULE 6 pts
- MULL 6 pts
- AGLU 5 pts
- AGUE 5 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GALL 5 pts
- GLUE 5 pts
- GULL 5 pts
- LUGE 5 pts
- LALL 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LULL 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- FAM 8 pts
- FEM 8 pts
- FAG 7 pts
- FUG 7 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- FEU 6 pts
- FLU 6 pts
- GAM 6 pts
- GEM 6 pts
- GUM 6 pts
- MAG 6 pts
- MEG 6 pts
- MUG 6 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- LUM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GUL 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- LUG 4 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
2-letter words
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