somatostatin

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌsəʊ.mət.ə(ʊ)ˈstæt.ɪn/
See all 2 pronunciations
/ˌsəʊ.mət.ə(ʊ)ˈstæt.ɪn/ · /soʊˌmæt.əˈstæt.ən/

Definition of somatostatin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) + statin.

Words you can make from somatostatin

200+ playable · top: ANATOMISTS (12 pts)

Best play anatomists 12 points

9-letter words

4 words

8-letter words

16 words

7-letter words

32 words

6-letter words

52 words

5-letter words

95 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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

Find your best play with somatostatin

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