nyctalopia
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Definition of nyctalopia
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νυκταλωπία (nuktalōpía), from νύξ (núx, “night”), ἀλαός (alaós, “blind”), and ὄψ (óps, “eye”).
Words you can make from nyctalopia
200+ playable · top: ATYPICAL (15 pts)
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4 words7-letter words
25 words- CLAYPAN 14 pts
- OPACITY 14 pts
- PLAYACT 14 pts
- PLIANCY 14 pts
- TYPICAL 14 pts
- ACYLOIN 12 pts
- ANTICLY 12 pts
- INAPTLY 12 pts
- PTYALIN 12 pts
- CALPAIN 11 pts
- CAPITAL 11 pts
- CAPITOL 11 pts
- CAPTAIN 11 pts
- CAPTION 11 pts
- COALPIT 11 pts
- OPTICAL 11 pts
- PACTION 11 pts
- TAPIOCA 11 pts
- TOPICAL 11 pts
- ANALITY 10 pts
- ACTINAL 9 pts
- ALTCOIN 9 pts
- PIANOLA 9 pts
- PLATINA 9 pts
- ALATION 7 pts
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44 words- ATYPIC 13 pts
- CANOPY 13 pts
- POLICY 13 pts
- PAINTY 11 pts
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- POLITY 11 pts
- APICAL 10 pts
- ATOPIC 10 pts
- CAPITA 10 pts
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- ALIYOT 9 pts
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- ACTION 8 pts
- ALNICO 8 pts
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- CANOLA 8 pts
- CANTAL 8 pts
- CATALO 8 pts
- CATION 8 pts
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- CITOLA 8 pts
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- TAPALO 8 pts
- TINCAL 8 pts
- ATONAL 6 pts
- ATONIA 6 pts
- LATINA 6 pts
- LATINO 6 pts
- TALION 6 pts
5-letter words
84 words- COPAY 12 pts
- TYPIC 12 pts
- APTLY 10 pts
- ATOPY 10 pts
- CANTY 10 pts
- COALY 10 pts
- CYANO 10 pts
- CYTON 10 pts
- LYTIC 10 pts
- OCTYL 10 pts
- PANTY 10 pts
- PATLY 10 pts
- PLATY 10 pts
- PLAYA 10 pts
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- TALCY 10 pts
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- CLAPT 9 pts
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- OPTIC 9 pts
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- NYALA 8 pts
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- ACTIN 7 pts
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- APIAN 7 pts
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- CANTO 7 pts
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- COATI 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
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- LINAC 7 pts
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- NOPAL 7 pts
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- PITON 7 pts
- PLAIN 7 pts
- PLAIT 7 pts
- PLANT 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- TACAN 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- ALANT 5 pts
- ALOIN 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- NATAL 5 pts
- NOTAL 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
4-letter words
39 words- ACYL 9 pts
- CITY 9 pts
- CLAY 9 pts
- CLOY 9 pts
- COLY 9 pts
- CONY 9 pts
- CAPO 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- CLOP 8 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
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- CIAO 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
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- CLON 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANOA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
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