CODON — 5 letter word
codon
The word codon has 5 letters: C, O, D, O, N. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Codon has 1 anagram: condo. As a noun, it means "a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid".
5 letter word "codon": C O D O N — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends: 10
Letter Analysis of codon
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of codon
noun
- a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid