GYRASE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GYRASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYRASE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYRASE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYRASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gyrasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYRASE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GYRASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about GYRASE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GYRASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An enzyme in bacteria that twists DNA into a tightly coiled form.
Gyrase is a type of topoisomerase, a protein that changes how a DNA strand is coiled so the cell can copy it and pack it into a small space. Bacteria need it to survive, which makes it a favourite target for quinolone antibiotics that block its work. Humans have related enzymes but not this exact bacterial one. The name hints at the gyre, or spiral, that the enzyme creates.
How GYRASE is used
Technical term from molecular biology and pharmacology.
- The antibiotic blocks gyrase and the bacteria cannot divide.
- A mutation in gyrase made the strain resistant to the drug.
- The lecturer drew gyrase as a clamp around the DNA.
- Without gyrase the bacterial chromosome would tangle.
- Researchers purified the gyrase from a common gut bacterium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYRASE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GYRASE
The 6 tiles of GYRASE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GYRASE
1 longer words begin with GYRASE.
Shorter words from the letters in GYRASE
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Common questions about GYRASE
- Is GYRASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYRASE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYRASE worth?
- GYRASE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYRASE mean?
- An enzyme in bacteria that twists DNA into a tightly coiled form.
- What letters can be added to GYRASE?
- GYRASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GYRASE:
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