HISTONES — 8 letter word
histones
The word histones has 8 letters: H, I, S, T, O, N, E, S. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "any of a group of simple proteins present in chromosomes and believed to act as gene inhibitors".
8 letter word "histones": H I S T O N E S — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 11
Letter analysis of histones
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of histones
noun
- any of a group of simple proteins present in chromosomes and believed to act as gene inhibitors
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