ISOLEUCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ISOLEUCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOLEUCINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOLEUCINE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOLEUCINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isoleucinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOLEUCINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ISOLEUCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOLEUCINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOLEUCINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An essential amino acid found in most proteins and needed in the diets of humans and other vertebrates.
Isoleucine shares its chemical formula with leucine but has a different arrangement of atoms, which is where the prefix comes from. The body cannot make it, so it must come from foods such as eggs, fish and lentils.
How ISOLEUCINE is used
Used in biochemistry and nutrition, often listed with leucine and valine as a branched-chain amino acid.
- Isoleucine is found in eggs, meat and many kinds of beans.
- The label shows how much isoleucine each serving contains.
- A shortage of isoleucine can weaken muscle repair.
- Researchers studied how isoleucine affects blood sugar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOLEUCINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISOLEUCINE
1 longer words begin with ISOLEUCINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOLEUCINE
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Common questions about ISOLEUCINE
- Is ISOLEUCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOLEUCINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOLEUCINE worth?
- ISOLEUCINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOLEUCINE mean?
- An essential amino acid found in most proteins and needed in the diets of humans and other vertebrates.
- What letters can be added to ISOLEUCINE?
- ISOLEUCINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ISOLEUCINE:
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