TYROTHRICIN is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. TYROTHRICIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYROTHRICIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYROTHRICIN is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYROTHRICIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tyrothricinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYROTHRICIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TYROTHRICIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TYROTHRICIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TYROTHRICIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An antibiotic mixture of tyrocidine and gramicidin, applied to the skin against certain bacteria.
Tyrothricin came from a soil microbe and was among the first antibiotics ever isolated. Because it is too toxic to inject, tyrothricin is used only in lozenges or ointments.
How TYROTHRICIN is used
A pharmacology term, found in throat lozenges and topical treatments.
- The throat lozenges contained tyrothricin.
- Tyrothricin was isolated from a soil bacterium in 1939.
- Doctors apply tyrothricin only to the surface of infections.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYROTHRICIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYROTHRICIN
1 longer words begin with TYROTHRICIN.
Shorter words from the letters in TYROTHRICIN
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Common questions about TYROTHRICIN
- Is TYROTHRICIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYROTHRICIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYROTHRICIN worth?
- TYROTHRICIN is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYROTHRICIN mean?
- An antibiotic mixture of tyrocidine and gramicidin, applied to the skin against certain bacteria.
- What letters can be added to TYROTHRICIN?
- TYROTHRICIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TYROTHRICIN:
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