LYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYSIS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYSIS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYSIS
No single letter turns LYSIS into another word.
How LYSIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LYSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does LYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The disintegration or destruction of a cell caused by the rupture of its outer membrane or wall, releasing its contents.
Biologists observe lysis whenever a cell's protective membrane breaks open, whether the cause is a virus multiplying inside a bacterium, an antibody attacking a foreign cell, or a laboratory technique designed deliberately to release a cell's internal contents for study. A bacteriophage, for example, replicates inside a bacterium and eventually triggers lysis, bursting the cell to release new viral particles. Researchers also induce lysis on purpose in the lab, using detergents or enzymes to break open cells so they can extract DNA, proteins or other molecules for analysis. The word comes from a Greek root meaning a loosening or breaking up, the same root that gives English words such as analysis and paralysis.
How LYSIS is used
A standard term in biology and medicine for the rupture and destruction of a cell, used in both clinical and laboratory contexts.
- The virus caused lysis of the infected bacterial cell.
- Technicians used a detergent to induce lysis before extracting the DNA.
- Sudden lysis of red blood cells can cause severe anaemia.
- The report described tumour lysis following the first round of chemotherapy.
- Under the microscope, lysis appeared as cells bursting open one by one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYSIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LYSIS
The 5 tiles of LYSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in LYSIS
Showing 24 of 72 words that end in LYSIS. Useful as a back hook: play LYSIS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LYSIS
Common questions about LYSIS
- Is LYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYSIS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYSIS worth?
- LYSIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYSIS mean?
- The disintegration or destruction of a cell caused by the rupture of its outer membrane or wall, releasing its contents.
- What letters can be added to LYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to LYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LYSIS:
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