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Is melanin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word melanin is a Scrabble US word. The word melanin is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

M3E1L1A1N1I1N1

Is melanin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word melanin is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

M3E1L1A1N1I1N1

Is melanin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word melanin is a Words With Friends word. The word melanin is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4E1L2A1N2I1N2

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7-letter words (2 found)

LINEMAN,MELANIN,

6-letter words (2 found)

MALINE,MENIAL,

5-letter words (15 found)

ALIEN,ALINE,AMINE,ANILE,ANIME,ELAIN,EMAIL,INANE,LEMAN,LIANE,LIMAN,LIMEN,LINEN,MAILE,MINAE,

4-letter words (42 found)

AINE,ALME,AMEN,AMIE,AMIN,ANIL,EINA,ELAN,ILEA,LAIN,LAME,LANE,LEAM,LEAN,LIEN,LIMA,LIME,LIMN,LINE,LINN,MAIL,MAIN,MALE,MALI,MANE,MANI,MEAL,MEAN,MEIN,MELA,MIEN,MILE,MINA,MINE,NAIL,NAIN,NAME,NANE,NEAL,NEMA,NEMN,NINE,

3-letter words (30 found)

AIL,AIM,AIN,ALE,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,ANN,EAN,ELM,INN,LAM,LEA,LEI,LIE,LIN,MAE,MAL,MAN,MEL,MEN,MIL,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAN,NIE,NIL,NIM,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AI,AL,AM,AN,EA,EL,EM,EN,IN,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 109 words from melanin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of melanin

melanin

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of μέλας (mélas, “black”) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛlənɪn/

Noun

melanin (countable and uncountable, plural melanins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • melanism

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “melanin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Lemnian, lineman

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛlanɪn]
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛlaniːn]

Noun

melanin m inan

  1. melanin

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • melanin in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • melanin in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Swedish

Noun

melanin n

  1. (biochemistry) melanin

Declension

See also

  • färgämne

References

  • melanin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • melanin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org