Guanine

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A purine nitrogenous base found in both DNA and RNA, which pairs with cytosine in the double helix.

“In the DNA molecule, guanine always bonds with cytosine via three hydrogen bonds.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

gua·nine

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Wordle

Contains four vowels and ends in INE, and the GUA opening is uncommon making it a useful Wordle vowel guess

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Scrabble

GUANINE is vowel-heavy with four vowels and scores modestly, excellent for clearing surplus vowels from your rack

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Anagrams of Guanine

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anguine guinean

Words you can make from Guanine

Shorter words formed from the letters in “guanine”.

guinea inguen angie annie augen engin ennia ennui gaine genin genua gunne inane ingan nigua niuan nugae agen agin ague aine ainu anne anni

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