LEUCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LEUCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEUCINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEUCINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEUCINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leucinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEUCINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LEUCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does LEUCINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An essential amino acid found in most proteins and needed in the diet of vertebrates.
Nutrition labels and sports supplements often highlight leucine because muscle tissue uses it heavily. The body cannot build it from scratch, so it has to arrive through food such as meat, eggs and legumes. The variant spelling leucin is described in a separate entry.
How LEUCINE is used
Leucine appears in biochemistry, nutrition and sports-science writing.
- Whey protein is rich in leucine.
- The textbook lists leucine among the essential amino acids.
- A diet low in leucine can slow muscle repair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEUCINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEUCINE
1 longer words begin with LEUCINE.
Shorter words from the letters in LEUCINE
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Common questions about LEUCINE
- Is LEUCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEUCINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEUCINE worth?
- LEUCINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEUCINE mean?
- An essential amino acid found in most proteins and needed in the diet of vertebrates.
- What letters can be added to LEUCINE?
- LEUCINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LEUCINE:
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