LYSINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LYSINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYSINE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYSINE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYSINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lysinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYSINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LYSINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does LYSINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An amino acid that the human body cannot make itself and must obtain from food, needed to build proteins.
Lysine is found in meat, fish, eggs, dairy products and legumes, while many grain foods contain little of it. Because of this, diets built mostly on cereals can run short. It is also sold as a supplement and added to some animal feed.
How LYSINE is used
Common in nutrition and biochemistry writing.
- Beans are a good source of lysine for people who eat no meat.
- The feed was enriched with extra lysine for the pigs.
- A lack of lysine can slow growth in children.
- The label lists lysine among the essential amino acids.
- She took a lysine tablet each morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYSINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LYSINE
The 6 tiles of LYSINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LYSINE
1 longer words begin with LYSINE.
Shorter words from the letters in LYSINE
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Common questions about LYSINE
- Is LYSINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYSINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYSINE worth?
- LYSINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYSINE mean?
- An amino acid that the human body cannot make itself and must obtain from food, needed to build proteins.
- What letters can be added to LYSINE?
- LYSINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LYSINE:
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