Is LEUCINE a word?
LEUCINE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 39 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, LEUCINE is a valid word.
What does leucine mean?
noun: a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LEUCINE: word details
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside leucine
Words you can make from the letters of leucine.
Frequently asked questions
What does LEUCINE mean?
LEUCINE is a noun. It means: a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins.
Is LEUCINE a valid word?
Yes, LEUCINE is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.