01 Word definition

nucleotide

10 letters · 5 vowels · 5 consonants

Is NUCLEOTIDE a word?

Yes. NUCLEOTIDE is a 10-letter noun. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell NUCLEOTIDE?

N-U-C-L-E-O-T-I-D-E

NUCLEOTIDE contains 10 letters, begins with N, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

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Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends17points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is NUCLEOTIDE spelled?

N1U2C3L4E5O6T7I8D9E10
Starts withNUCFirst 3 letters
Ends withIDELast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats E
Vowel balance5 / 5Vowels / consonants

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About NUCLEOTIDE.

How do you spell NUCLEOTIDE?

NUCLEOTIDE is spelled N-U-C-L-E-O-T-I-D-E. It contains 10 letters.