Words Containing YSINE

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing YSINE?

POLYLYSINES is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POLYLYSINE (18), LYSINES (10), LYSINE (9).

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All Words Containing YSINE 4 words

How often does YSINE appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 4 words containing YSINE. Most are 6 letters long, they average 14 points and the best is POLYLYSINES (19 points).

Total words: 4
Most common length: 6 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 14; out of 19 max
Longest word: POLYLYSINES; 11 letters
Most common ending: E; 50% of words

Most common last letters

e 50%
s 50%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing YSINE

p ₃o ₁l ₁y ₄l ₁y ₄s ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

P 3 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + L 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 19 points

Double word: 38 pts
Triple word: 57 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

polylysines

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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