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Is vancomycin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word vancomycin is a Scrabble US word. The word vancomycin is worth 22 points in Scrabble:

V4A1N1C3O1M3Y4C3I1N1

Is vancomycin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word vancomycin is a Scrabble UK word and has 22 points:

V4A1N1C3O1M3Y4C3I1N1

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10-letter words (1 found)

VANCOMYCIN,

7-letter words (2 found)

CACONYM,CANONIC,

6-letter words (19 found)

AMNION,ANOMIC,ANONYM,CAMION,CANYON,COCAIN,CONIMA,CONMAN,CYANIC,CYANIN,INCAVO,INCONY,MANIOC,MAYVIN,MINYAN,NINCOM,NOMINA,OCCAMY,VOMICA,

5-letter words (31 found)

ACCOY,ACMIC,AMINO,AMNIC,AMNIO,ANCON,ANION,ANNOY,ANOMY,ANYON,AVION,CANNY,CANON,COMIC,CONIA,CONIC,CONIN,COVIN,CYANO,CYNIC,MACON,MANIC,MAVIN,MINCY,MINNY,MONIC,NANCY,NOMIC,OCCAM,VINCA,YONIC,

4-letter words (51 found)

AMIN,ANNO,ANON,AYIN,CAIN,CAMI,CAMO,CANN,CANY,CAVY,CIAO,CION,COCA,COIN,COMA,CONI,CONN,CONY,CYAN,CYMA,ICON,MAIN,MANI,MANO,MANY,MAYO,MICA,MICO,MINA,MINO,MINY,MOAI,MOAN,MONA,MONY,MOYA,MYNA,NAIN,NANO,NAOI,NAVY,NOMA,NONA,NONI,NOVA,OCCY,VAIN,VINA,VINO,VINY,YONI,

3-letter words (50 found)

AIM,AIN,AMI,ANI,ANN,ANY,AVO,CAM,CAN,CAY,CON,COY,ICY,INN,ION,IVY,MAC,MAN,MAY,MIC,MNA,MOA,MOC,MOI,MON,MOY,MYC,NAM,NAN,NAV,NAY,NIM,NOM,NON,NOY,NYM,OCA,OMA,ONY,OVA,VAC,VAN,VIA,VIM,VIN,VOM,YAM,YIN,YOM,YON,

2-letter words (19 found)

AI,AM,AN,AY,IN,IO,MA,MI,MO,MY,NA,NO,NY,OI,OM,ON,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 173 words from vancomycin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of vancomycin

vancomycin

Etymology

From vanquish +‎ -o- +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪsɪn

Noun

vancomycin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A glycopeptide antibiotic C66H75Cl2N9O24 produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C66H75Cl2N9O24·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.

Derived terms

  • VRE
  • VRSA

Translations

References

  • “vancomycin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “vancomycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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