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Is nekton a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nekton is a Scrabble US word. The word nekton is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is nekton a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nekton is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

N1E1K5T1O1N1

Is nekton a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nekton is a Words With Friends word. The word nekton is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2E1K5T1O1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

NEKTON,

5-letter words (5 found)

NONET,TENNO,TENON,TOKEN,TONNE,

4-letter words (10 found)

KENO,KENT,KETO,KNOT,NEON,NONE,NOTE,TOKE,TONE,TONK,

3-letter words (13 found)

EON,KEN,KET,KON,NEK,NET,NON,NOT,OKE,ONE,TEN,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (10 found)

EN,ET,KO,NE,NO,OE,OK,ON,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 40 words from nekton according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nekton

nekton

Etymology

From German Nekton which was coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Ancient Greek νηκτόν (nēktón, “swimming”).

Noun

nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)

  1. (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

Coordinate terms

  • plankton
  • neuston

Derived terms

  • micronekton
  • nektonic

Translations

Anagrams

  • Kenton

Source: wiktionary.org