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Is actin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word actin is a Scrabble US word. The word actin is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is actin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word actin is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

A1C3T1I1N1

Is actin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word actin is a Words With Friends word. The word actin is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

ACTIN,ANTIC,

4-letter words (6 found)

ANTI,CAIN,CANT,TAIN,TIAN,TINA,

3-letter words (15 found)

ACT,AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,CAN,CAT,CIT,ITA,NAT,NIT,TAI,TAN,TIC,TIN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AI,AN,AT,IN,IT,NA,TA,TI,

You can make 31 words from actin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of actin

actin catin atcin tacin ctain tcain acitn caitn aictn iactn ciatn icatn aticn taicn aitcn iatcn tiacn itacn ctian tcian citan ictan tican itcan actni catni atcni tacni ctani tcani acnti canti ancti nacti cnati ncati atnci tanci antci natci tnaci ntaci ctnai tcnai cntai nctai tncai ntcai acint caint aicnt iacnt ciant icant acnit canit ancit nacit cnait ncait ainct ianct anict naict inact niact cinat icnat cniat nciat incat nicat atinc tainc aitnc iatnc tianc itanc atnic tanic antic natic tnaic ntaic aintc iantc anitc naitc inatc niatc tinac itnac tniac ntiac intac nitac ctina tcina citna ictna ticna itcna ctnia tcnia cntia nctia tncia ntcia cinta icnta cnita ncita incta nicta tinca itnca tnica ntica intca nitca

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Definitions and meaning of actin

actin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”), based on the shape of the filament formed, +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

Noun

actin (countable and uncountable, plural actins)

  1. (biochemistry, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
    • 2012, Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th ed., chapter 9 "Muscles and Muscle Tissue", page 281.
      Actin has kidney-shaped polypeptide subunits, called globular actin or G actin, which bear the active sites to which the myosin heads attach during contraction.
  2. (biochemistry, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Spanish: actina

Translations

See also

  • conductin
  • myosin

Anagrams

  • antic, cain't, can it

Source: wiktionary.org