Words Containing LEO
289 words contain LEO anywhere. Scores range up to 29 points (PALEOZOOLOGICAL), averaging 16 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.
The antiparticle of a nucleon.
Plural of ANTINUCLEON.
A variant spelling of bandoneon, a type of accordion.
Plural of BANDOLEON.
An antibiotic used as an anticancer drug.
Plural of BLEOMYCIN.
Obsolete form of chameleon.
Plural of CAMELEON.
An old name for the giraffe.
Plural of CAMELEOPARD.
Deep blue in color; azure.
Archaic spelling of chameleon, a lizard that changes color.
Plural of CHAMAELEON.
A person who changes behavior to adapt to different situations.
Able to change color or adapt readily, like a chameleon.
Resembling a chameleon, especially in changing color or adaptivity.
Plural of CHAMELEON.
A plant of the genus Cleome, often with showy flowers.
Plural of CLEOME.
Queen of Egypt, famed for her liaisons with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Plural of CLEOPATRA.
A beetle of the order Coleoptera.
The order of beetles.
Relating to beetles.
An insect of the order Coleoptera, including beetles.
Plural of COLEOPTERAN.
A person who studies beetles.
Plural of COLEOPTERIST.
A beetle or other insect of the order Coleoptera.
Plural of COLEOPTERON.
Belonging to the beetle order Coleoptera.
Plural of COLEOPTER.
A protective sheath on monocot shoots.
Plural of COLEOPTILE.
A sheath covering the radicle in monocots.
Plural of coleorhiza.
Alternative form of coleorhiza.
Plural of coleorrhiza, a root sheath.
Molecule made of two linked nucleotides.
Plural of DINUCLEOTIDE.
Relating to lack of purpose in nature.
Plural of DYSTELEOLOGY.
Adherent of dysteleology.
Plural of DYSTELEOLOGIST.
The view that existence has no purposeful design.
A 19th-century device for hatching eggs using artificial heat.
Plural of ECCALEOBION.
Alternative spelling of elaeoptene.
Plural of ELEOPTENE.
Cleaving nucleic acids internally by breaking bonds between nucleotides.
Relating to the flying lemurs.
Resembling or pertaining to flying lemurs.
A large sailing ship with three or more masts.
Plural of GALLEON.
Plural of ILEOSTOMY.
Surgical creation of an opening from the ileum to the abdominal wall.
Existing or occurring between nucleons.
Situated between nucleons.
Located between nucleotides.
The basic unit of currency of Sierra Leone.
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PALEOZOOLOGICAL scores 29 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.