Nostoc

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A genus of cyanobacteria that forms rounded, jelly-like colonies in damp or moist habitats.

“The bank of the stream was blotched with dark patches of nostoc after the rain.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

nos·toc

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Synonyms

cyanobacteriumblue-green alga

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Wordle

Ends in -OC which is very uncommon, contains no uncommon letters otherwise

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the unusual -OC ending offers very limited extension hooks

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Anagrams of Nostoc

Words that use exactly the same letters as “nostoc”.

contos

Words you can make from Nostoc

Shorter words formed from the letters in “nostoc”.

const conto coost coots scoon scoot snoot stoon toons cons cont coon coos coot cost coto cots nots onto scot snot soon soot tons

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “nostoc”.

consort cottons crotons

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