LYSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LYSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYSE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYSE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYSE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LYSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What stands out about LYSE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 LYSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To break open or destroy (a cell), releasing its contents.
In biology, cells lyse when their outer membrane ruptures and their contents spill out. Scientists sometimes force cells to lyse in the laboratory in order to study the molecules inside them.
How LYSE is used
Used mainly in biology and medicine to describe cell breakdown.
- Red blood cells can lyse when placed in pure water.
- The virus causes infected cells to lyse and die.
- Researchers watched the bacteria lyse under the microscope.
- Once the sample lyses, its DNA becomes accessible.
- The cells were lysed before the proteins could be extracted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LYSE
The 4 tiles of LYSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LYSE
5 longer words begin with LYSE.
Words ending in LYSE
19 words end in LYSE. Useful as a back hook: play LYSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LYSE inside
Showing 24 of 123 words that contain LYSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LYSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LYSE
Common questions about LYSE
- Is LYSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYSE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYSE worth?
- LYSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYSE mean?
- To break open or destroy (a cell), releasing its contents.
- What letters can be added to LYSE?
- LYSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LYSE:
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