Definition of transposon

"transposon" in the noun sense

1. transposon, jumping gene

a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)

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transposon in Scrabble®

The word transposon is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters transposon:

TRANSPOSON
(117)
TRANSPOSON
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

nonarts, nonpros, nonstop, parsons, pastors, patrons, protons, soprano, sponsor, sporont

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word transposon

TRANSPOSON
(117)
TRANSPOSON
(117)
TRANSPOSON
(78)
TRANSPOSON
(78)
TRANSPOSON
(60)
TRANSPOSON
(52)
TRANSPOSON
(48)
TRANSPOSON
(48)
TRANSPOSON
(48)
TRANSPOSON
(48)
TRANSPOSON
(42)
TRANSPOSON
(42)
TRANSPOSON
(40)
TRANSPOSON
(40)
TRANSPOSON
(39)
TRANSPOSON
(39)
TRANSPOSON
(32)
TRANSPOSON
(32)
TRANSPOSON
(32)
TRANSPOSON
(32)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(28)
TRANSPOSON
(26)
TRANSPOSON
(26)
TRANSPOSON
(26)
TRANSPOSON
(26)
TRANSPOSON
(24)
TRANSPOSON
(24)
TRANSPOSON
(22)
TRANSPOSON
(18)
TRANSPOSON
(17)
TRANSPOSON
(17)
TRANSPOSON
(16)
TRANSPOSON
(16)
TRANSPOSON
(15)
TRANSPOSON
(15)
TRANSPOSON
(15)
TRANSPOSON
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In transposon

TRANSPOSON
(117)
TRANSPOSON
(117)
SOPRANO
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPORONT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PASTORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PASTORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPRANO
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONPROS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PARSONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONPROS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PARSONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONPROS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPONSOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPONSOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPORONT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PATRONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PATRONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPONSOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONPROS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONPROS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONPROS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONPROS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONPROS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONPROS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
PARSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
PARSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOPRANO
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PARSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PARSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PARSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PARSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PARSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONARTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRANSPOSON
(78)
TRANSPOSON
(78)
NONPROS
(77 = 27 + 50)
PATRONS
(77 = 27 + 50)
NONSTOP
(77 = 27 + 50)
PROTONS
(77 = 27 + 50)
SPORONT
(77 = 27 + 50)
PASTORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
SPONSOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
SOPRANO
(77 = 27 + 50)
PARSONS
(77 = 27 + 50)
PASTORS
(76 = 26 + 50)
PARSONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
SOPRANO
(76 = 26 + 50)
NONSTOP
(76 = 26 + 50)
PATRONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
PROTONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
PASTORS
(74 = 24 + 50)
PATRONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
PROTONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONSTOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
PROTONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
PARSONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
PATRONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
PARSONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SPONSOR
(74 = 24 + 50)
PASTORS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SPORONT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONARTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SOPRANO
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONSTOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
SOPRANO
(72 = 22 + 50)
PARSONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SOPRANO
(72 = 22 + 50)
PASTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PARSONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SOPRANO
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SOPRANO
(72 = 22 + 50)
PARSONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PASTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPORONT
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPONSOR
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPONSOR
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPONSOR
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPONSOR
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPONSOR
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPORONT
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPORONT
(72 = 22 + 50)
PASTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPORONT
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONPROS
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONSTOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONPROS
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONPROS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PASTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONPROS
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONPROS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PASTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONSTOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONSTOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONSTOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONSTOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONPROS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPORONT
(72 = 22 + 50)
PATRONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PATRONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PATRONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PARSONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PATRONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PARSONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PATRONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONARTS
(71 = 21 + 50)
PATRONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONSTOP
(70 = 20 + 50)
SOPRANO
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPORONT
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPORONT
(70 = 20 + 50)
PROTONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PROTONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PASTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPORONT
(70 = 20 + 50)
PARSONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONSTOP
(70 = 20 + 50)
PASTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONPROS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PATRONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPONSOR
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONSTOP
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPORONT
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPORONT
(70 = 20 + 50)
PASTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PATRONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PARSONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPORONT
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONPROS
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONSTOP
(70 = 20 + 50)
PASTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONPROS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PATRONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONSTOP
(70 = 20 + 50)
SPONSOR
(70 = 20 + 50)

transposon in Words With Friends™

The word transposon is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters transposon:

TRANSPOSON
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

nonarts, nonpros, nonstop, parsons, pastors, patrons, protons, soprano, sponsor, sporont

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word transposon

TRANSPOSON
(243)
TRANSPOSON
(171)
TRANSPOSON
(114)
TRANSPOSON
(102)
TRANSPOSON
(75)
TRANSPOSON
(68)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(63)
TRANSPOSON
(60)
TRANSPOSON
(60)
TRANSPOSON
(57)
TRANSPOSON
(57)
TRANSPOSON
(54)
TRANSPOSON
(50)
TRANSPOSON
(42)
TRANSPOSON
(38)
TRANSPOSON
(38)
TRANSPOSON
(38)
TRANSPOSON
(34)
TRANSPOSON
(34)
TRANSPOSON
(30)
TRANSPOSON
(30)
TRANSPOSON
(30)
TRANSPOSON
(30)
TRANSPOSON
(23)
TRANSPOSON
(23)
TRANSPOSON
(21)
TRANSPOSON
(21)
TRANSPOSON
(20)
TRANSPOSON
(20)
TRANSPOSON
(19)
TRANSPOSON
(19)
TRANSPOSON
(19)
TRANSPOSON
(19)
TRANSPOSON
(18)
TRANSPOSON
(18)
TRANSPOSON
(18)
TRANSPOSON
(18)
TRANSPOSON
(17)
TRANSPOSON
(17)
TRANSPOSON
(17)
TRANSPOSON
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In transposon

TRANSPOSON
(243)
TRANSPOSON
(171)
TRANSPOSON
(114)
SPONSOR
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRANSPOSON
(102)
NONSTOP
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONPROS
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONPROS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SOPRANO
(98 = 63 + 35)
PARSONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PATRONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPORONT
(98 = 63 + 35)
NONPROS
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONSTOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONPROS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PASTORS
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONPROS
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONSTOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
PARSONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPORONT
(92 = 57 + 35)
PROTONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPONSOR
(92 = 57 + 35)
PATRONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
PASTORS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SPORONT
(86 = 51 + 35)
PARSONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROTONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPONSOR
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONARTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SOPRANO
(86 = 51 + 35)
PATRONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONSTOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONSTOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONSTOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONSTOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONSTOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONSTOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONPROS
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONPROS
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONPROS
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONPROS
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONPROS
(83 = 48 + 35)
PATRONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPONSOR
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPONSOR
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPORONT
(80 = 45 + 35)
PATRONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PATRONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPONSOR
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPONSOR
(80 = 45 + 35)
PARSONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOPRANO
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PARSONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOPRANO
(80 = 45 + 35)
PARSONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPORONT
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOPRANO
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPORONT
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOPRANO
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPORONT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPORONT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPORONT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PATRONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SOPRANO
(79 = 44 + 35)
PATRONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SOPRANO
(79 = 44 + 35)
PATRONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPONSOR
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPONSOR
(79 = 44 + 35)
PARSONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PARSONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPONSOR
(79 = 44 + 35)
PARSONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PASTORS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONPROS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONSTOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONSTOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONPROS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONPROS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONSTOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
PASTORS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONSTOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
PASTORS
(77 = 42 + 35)
PASTORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONSTOP
(75 = 40 + 35)
PASTORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRANSPOSON
(75)
PASTORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONARTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
NONARTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOPRANO
(74 = 39 + 35)
NONARTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOPRANO
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOPRANO
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
NONARTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PARSONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PARSONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PARSONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PATRONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPONSOR
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPONSOR
(74 = 39 + 35)
PATRONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPONSOR
(74 = 39 + 35)
PATRONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PATRONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PARSONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOPRANO
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOPRANO
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPONSOR
(73 = 38 + 35)
PATRONS
(73 = 38 + 35)
PARSONS
(73 = 38 + 35)
SPORONT
(73 = 38 + 35)
SOPRANO
(73 = 38 + 35)
PROTONS
(73 = 38 + 35)
PASTORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONARTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONARTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
PASTORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
PASTORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
PASTORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONARTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
PASTORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
PASTORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONARTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
NONARTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
NONARTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
TRANSPOSON
(68)
NONARTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
NONARTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
NONPROS
(67 = 32 + 35)
NONPROS
(67 = 32 + 35)
NONSTOP
(67 = 32 + 35)
NONSTOP
(67 = 32 + 35)
NONSTOP
(67 = 32 + 35)
PATRONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SOPRANO
(65 = 30 + 35)
SPONSOR
(65 = 30 + 35)
PARSONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SPORONT
(65 = 30 + 35)
PARSONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SOPRANO
(65 = 30 + 35)
PROTONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
PATRONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SPORONT
(65 = 30 + 35)
PROTONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(64)
TRANSPOSON
(63)
NONPROS
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONSTOP
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONSTOP
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONSTOP
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONPROS
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONPROS
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONPROS
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONPROS
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONSTOP
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONPROS
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONPRO
(63)
PASTORS
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONSTOP
(63 = 28 + 35)
PATRONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
PARSONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
PARSONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
NONPROS
(61 = 26 + 35)
NONSTOP
(61 = 26 + 35)
PATRONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
NONARTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
SOPRANO
(61 = 26 + 35)
PATRONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
SOPRANO
(61 = 26 + 35)
SPORONT
(61 = 26 + 35)
PARSONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
SOPRANO
(61 = 26 + 35)
PARSONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
NONSTOP
(61 = 26 + 35)
SPORONT
(61 = 26 + 35)
PARSONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
SOPRANO
(61 = 26 + 35)
SOPRANO
(61 = 26 + 35)
PROTONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
PATRONS
(61 = 26 + 35)

Words containing the sequence transposon

Words that start with transposon (2 words)

Words with transposon in them (2 words)

Words that end with transposon (2 words)

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