tyrosine
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
Definition of tyrosine
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine (since first discovered in cheese); surface analysis is approximately tyro- + -ine.
Words you can make from tyrosine
200+ playable · top: SEROTINY (11 pts)
Best play serotiny 11 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
36 words- NITERY 9 pts
- OYSTER 9 pts
- RESINY 9 pts
- ROSINY 9 pts
- SENTRY 9 pts
- STONEY 9 pts
- STOREY 9 pts
- TOYERS 9 pts
- ESTRIN 6 pts
- INERTS 6 pts
- INSERT 6 pts
- INTERS 6 pts
- INTROS 6 pts
- IRONES 6 pts
- NESTOR 6 pts
- NITERS 6 pts
- NITRES 6 pts
- NITROS 6 pts
- NORITE 6 pts
- NOSIER 6 pts
- NOTERS 6 pts
- ORIENT 6 pts
- SENIOR 6 pts
- SINTER 6 pts
- SORTIE 6 pts
- STONER 6 pts
- STRINE 6 pts
- TENORS 6 pts
- TENSOR 6 pts
- TONERS 6 pts
- TONIER 6 pts
- TORIES 6 pts
- TRIENS 6 pts
- TRINES 6 pts
- TRIOSE 6 pts
- TRONES 6 pts
5-letter words
89 words- ENTRY 8 pts
- IRONY 8 pts
- NOISY 8 pts
- NOSEY 8 pts
- ONERY 8 pts
- OYERS 8 pts
- RYOTS 8 pts
- STONY 8 pts
- STORY 8 pts
- STROY 8 pts
- SYREN 8 pts
- TIYNS 8 pts
- TONEY 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- TREYS 8 pts
- TROYS 8 pts
- TYERS 8 pts
- TYINS 8 pts
- TYNES 8 pts
- TYRES 8 pts
- TYROS 8 pts
- YETIS 8 pts
- YONIS 8 pts
- YORES 8 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRONE 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NERTS 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RENOS 5 pts
- RENTS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- ROSET 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTES 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- SENOR 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SNORE 5 pts
- SNORT 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STERN 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- STORE 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TERNS 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TORES 5 pts
- TORSE 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
- TRIOS 5 pts
- TROIS 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
70 words- NOSY 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- OYES 7 pts
- ROSY 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- SNYE 7 pts
- STEY 7 pts
- STYE 7 pts
- SYNE 7 pts
- TINY 7 pts
- TIYN 7 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
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