supercoil
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
Definition of supercoil
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
See all 2 definitions Show less
noun
- A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
verb
-
To twist circular DNA into a supercoil.
“After deproteination, the migration of the assembled form II DNA will remain unchanged, appearing not to have been supercoiled by nucleosomes.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From super- + coil.
Words you can make from supercoil
200+ playable · top: COUPLERS (12 pts)
Best play couplers 12 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
27 words- CLOSEUP 11 pts
- COPIERS 11 pts
- COUPLER 11 pts
- COUPLES 11 pts
- CROUPES 11 pts
- OILCUPS 11 pts
- PELORIC 11 pts
- PICEOUS 11 pts
- POLICER 11 pts
- POLICES 11 pts
- RECOUPS 11 pts
- SCRUPLE 11 pts
- SPICULE 11 pts
- SPLICER 11 pts
- UPCOILS 11 pts
- CLOSURE 9 pts
- COILERS 9 pts
- COLURES 9 pts
- LEPROUS 9 pts
- PELORUS 9 pts
- PILEOUS 9 pts
- RECOILS 9 pts
- SOUPIER 9 pts
- SPOILER 9 pts
- SPORULE 9 pts
- LOUSIER 7 pts
- SOILURE 7 pts
6-letter words
74 words- COPERS 10 pts
- COPIER 10 pts
- COPIES 10 pts
- CORPSE 10 pts
- CORPUS 10 pts
- COUPES 10 pts
- COUPLE 10 pts
- CRIPES 10 pts
- CROUPE 10 pts
- CROUPS 10 pts
- CUPELS 10 pts
- OILCUP 10 pts
- PICULS 10 pts
- POLICE 10 pts
- PRECIS 10 pts
- PRICES 10 pts
- RECOUP 10 pts
- SPICER 10 pts
- SPLICE 10 pts
- SPRUCE 10 pts
- UPCOIL 10 pts
- CEORLS 8 pts
- CEROUS 8 pts
- CLOSER 8 pts
- CLOURS 8 pts
- COILER 8 pts
- COLEUS 8 pts
- COLIES 8 pts
- COLURE 8 pts
- COSIER 8 pts
- COULIS 8 pts
- COURSE 8 pts
- CRESOL 8 pts
- CROUSE 8 pts
- CRUISE 8 pts
- CURIES 8 pts
- CURIOS 8 pts
- ESPOIR 8 pts
- LISPER 8 pts
- LOCIES 8 pts
- LOPERS 8 pts
- LOUPES 8 pts
- LUCRES 8 pts
- OSCULE 8 pts
- PERILS 8 pts
- PILEUS 8 pts
- PILOSE 8 pts
- PILOUS 8 pts
- PLIERS 8 pts
- POILUS 8 pts
- POISER 8 pts
- POLEIS 8 pts
- POLERS 8 pts
- POLIES 8 pts
- POSEUR 8 pts
- POSIER 8 pts
- PROLES 8 pts
- PULERS 8 pts
- PULSER 8 pts
- RECOIL 8 pts
- RELICS 8 pts
- SLICER 8 pts
- SLOPER 8 pts
- SLUICE 8 pts
- SOURCE 8 pts
- SPLORE 8 pts
- ULCERS 8 pts
- UPRISE 8 pts
- UPROSE 8 pts
- LORIES 6 pts
- LOUIES 6 pts
- OILERS 6 pts
- ORIELS 6 pts
- REOILS 6 pts
5-letter words
94 words- CLIPS 9 pts
- CLOPS 9 pts
- COPER 9 pts
- COPES 9 pts
- COPSE 9 pts
- CORPS 9 pts
- COUPE 9 pts
- COUPS 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- CRIPS 9 pts
- CRISP 9 pts
- CROPS 9 pts
- CROUP 9 pts
- CUPEL 9 pts
- EPICS 9 pts
- PERCS 9 pts
- PICUL 9 pts
- PISCO 9 pts
- PRICE 9 pts
- PUCES 9 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CEORL 7 pts
- CEROS 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- CLOSE 7 pts
- CLOUR 7 pts
- CLUES 7 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- COLES 7 pts
- CORES 7 pts
- CORSE 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- CRUEL 7 pts
- CRUSE 7 pts
- CURES 7 pts
- CURIE 7 pts
- CURIO 7 pts
- CURLS 7 pts
- CURSE 7 pts
- ECRUS 7 pts
- LIPOS 7 pts
- LOCIE 7 pts
- LOCIS 7 pts
- LOCUS 7 pts
- LOPER 7 pts
- LOPES 7 pts
- LOUPE 7 pts
- LOUPS 7 pts
- LUCES 7 pts
- LUCRE 7 pts
- OCULI 7 pts
- OLEIC 7 pts
- PERIL 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PILUS 7 pts
- PIOUS 7 pts
- PLIER 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- POILU 7 pts
- POISE 7 pts
- POLER 7 pts
- POLES 7 pts
- POLIS 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- POURS 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- PROLE 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- PULER 7 pts
- PULES 7 pts
- EUROS 5 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LORES 5 pts
- LORIS 5 pts
- LOSER 5 pts
- LOUIE 5 pts
- LOUIS 5 pts
- LOURS 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- LURES 5 pts
- OILER 5 pts
- ORIEL 5 pts
- ORLES 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- OURIE 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
Hooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to supercoil to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with supercoil
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes supercoil, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.