01 Word definition

ribosomes

9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants

Is RIBOSOMES a word?

Yes. RIBOSOMES is a 9-letter noun. RIBOSOMES is a plural or present-tense form of RIBOSOME: an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell RIBOSOMES?

R-I-B-O-S-O-M-E-S

RIBOSOMES contains 9 letters, begins with R, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

RIBOSOMES is a plural or present-tense form of RIBOSOME.

1noun

  1. RIBOSOMES is a plural or present-tense form of RIBOSOME: an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell

    the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends15points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is RIBOSOMES spelled?

R1I2B3O4S5O6M7E8S9
Starts withRIBFirst 3 letters
Ends withMESLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats O, S
Vowel balance4 / 5Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell RIBOSOMES?

RIBOSOMES is spelled R-I-B-O-S-O-M-E-S. It contains 9 letters.