Globin
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A colourless protein that remains after the iron-containing haem group is removed from haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying pigment in red blood cells.
“The structure of globin determines how effectively haemoglobin can bind and release oxygen.”
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glo·bin
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Contains OBI vowel-consonant pattern, a rare scientific term very unlikely to appear in standard Wordle.
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Worth 9 points, the N ending allows some hooks, best suited to scientific or specialist word challenges.
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