01 Word definition

leucine

7 letters · 4 vowels · 3 consonants

Is LEUCINE a word?

Yes. LEUCINE is a 7-letter noun. a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell LEUCINE?

L-E-U-C-I-N-E

LEUCINE contains 7 letters, begins with L, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends13points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is LEUCINE spelled?

L1E2U3C4I5N6E7
Starts withLEUFirst 3 letters
Ends withINELast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats E
Vowel balance4 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About LEUCINE.

How do you spell LEUCINE?

LEUCINE is spelled L-E-U-C-I-N-E. It contains 7 letters.