Is TYROCIDINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TYROCIDINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TYROCIDINES mean?
Tyrocidines is a form of TYROCIDINE.
- noun
a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + Y (4) + R (1) + O (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TYROCIDINES
TYROCIDINES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from TYROCIDINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tyrocidine16
- tyrocidins16
- cytidines15
- nordicity15
- stridency15
- tyrocidin15
- sincerity14
- cytidine14
- dystonic14
- syndetic14
- directions13
- discretion13
- cytosine13
- incisory13
- syenitic13
- cindery13
- cystoid13
- ecdyson13
- synodic13
- centroids12
- cretinoid12
- direction12
- doctrines12
- indicters12
- indictors12
- reindicts12
- seniority12
- siderotic12
- drystone12
- idoneity12
- cystein12
- cystine12
- society12
- tyronic12
- cidery12
- cyders12
- decoys12
- descry12
- dioecy12
- idiocy12
- synced12
- syndic12
- corneitis11
- centroid11
- consider11
- cordites11
- crinoids11
- decision11
- dictions11
- doctrine11
- indicter11
- indictor11
- indirect11
- reindict11
- serotiny11
- tyrosine11
- density11
- destiny11
- destroy11
- rodneys11
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