lactone
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
Definition of lactone
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone From lacto- + -one.
Words you can make from lactone
144 playable · top: CANTLE (8 pts)
Best play cantle 8 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
27 words- CANOE 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CLONE 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- OCEAN 7 pts
- OCTAL 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- TELCO 7 pts
- ALONE 5 pts
- ANOLE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- NOTAL 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
4-letter words
52 words- ACNE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACO 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
- LONE 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NOEL 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TOLA 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
2-letter words
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