leucine
NOUN
/lusin/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
leucine is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1U1C3I1N1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does leucine mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins.
BROADER