TYROSINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TYROSINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYROSINE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYROSINE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYROSINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tyrosinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYROSINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TYROSINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TYROSINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TYROSINE
- All 8 letters of TYROSINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TYROSINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An amino acid found in most proteins that the body uses to make certain hormones.
Biochemistry textbooks list tyrosine among the building blocks of proteins. It was first isolated from cheese, which explains the Greek root meaning cheese. Diet and supplement articles mention it in connection with hormone production.
How TYROSINE is used
Used in biochemistry, nutrition and medicine.
- The body can make tyrosine from another amino acid.
- Tyrosine is needed to produce certain hormones.
- The lab measured tyrosine levels in the blood sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYROSINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TYROSINE
The 8 tiles of TYROSINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TYROSINE
1 longer words begin with TYROSINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TYROSINE
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Common questions about TYROSINE
- Is TYROSINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYROSINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYROSINE worth?
- TYROSINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYROSINE mean?
- An amino acid found in most proteins that the body uses to make certain hormones.
- What letters can be added to TYROSINE?
- TYROSINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TYROSINE:
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