EXON — 4 letter word
exon
The word exon has 4 letters: E, X, O, N. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Exon has 1 anagram: oxen. As a noun, it means "sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures".
4 letter word "exon": E X O N — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 12
Letter analysis of exon
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| X | 1 | Consonant | 8 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of exon
noun
- sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures "exons are interspersed with introns" Synonyms: coding DNA