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CYSTEINE

8 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CYSTEINE Means

  1. noun: an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CYSTEINE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 Y4 S1 T1 E1 I1 N1 E1.

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