What TRYPTOPHAN Means
- noun: an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TRYPTOPHAN is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 R1 Y4 P3 T1 O1 P3 H4 A1 N1.
Words Made From The Letters In TRYPTOPHAN
259 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (2)
6 letter words (23)
APHONYAPPORTAROYNTATTORNNOTARYOPTANTORPHANPANTRYPARTONPATRONPHYTONPYTHONRATTONRHYTONROTTANTARPONTHORNYTHROATTRAPPYTROPHYTRYPANTYPHONTYRANT
5 letter words (54)
APORTAPPROAPRONATONYATOPYAYONTHAPPYHARPYHOARYHOPPYHOTTYNAPPYNATTYNORTHORANTOTARYOTTARPANTOPARTYPATTYPAYORPHONYPONTYPORTAPORTYPOTTYPOYNTPRATTPRATYPROYNPYRANRATTYRAYONRHYTAROTANTANTOTAROTTARTYTHORNTHORPTOPPYTORAHTORANTORTATRANTTRAPTTROATTRONATROTHTYPTOTYRANYAPONYARTOYRAPT
4 letter words (83)
AHOYARTYATOPHANTHARNHAROHARPHARTHORAHORNHOYAHYPONARYNOAHNOTANOTTOARYOATHOATYOPAHPANTPARPPARTPATHPATYPHATPHONPHOTPONTPONYPORTPORYPOTTPRAOPRATPRAYPROAPROPPYATPYOTPYRORANTRAPTRATHRATOROANRONTROPYROTARYOTTAHRTANHTARNTAROTARPTARTTATHTHANTHARTHATTHONTHROTONYTOPHTORATORNTORTTORYTRAPTRATTRAYTRONTROPTROTTROYTRYPTYPOTYPPTYROYAPPYARNYONTYORP
3 letter words (76)
ANTANYAPOAPPAPTARTARYATTHANHAOHAPHATHAYHOAHONHOPHOTHOYHYPNAHNAPNATNAYNOHNORNOTNOYNTHOAROATONYOPTORAORTPAHPANPAPPARPATPAYPHOPHTPOAPOHPOPPOTPROPRYPYARAHRANRAPRATRAYRHORHYROTRYATANTAOTAPTARTATTAYTHOTHYTONTOPTORTOTTOYTRYYAHYAPYARYON
2 letter words (21)
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