hodgkin

NOUN /hɑddʒkɪn/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H

hodgkin is a valid 7-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1D2G2K5I1N1
4 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does hodgkin mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994).

2

English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866).

3

English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998).