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phenylalanine

noun

Phenylalanine can refer to an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body.

1 meaning13 lettersScrabble 21

Length

13

Scrabble

21

WWF

25

Starts

PH

Ends

INE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PHENYLALANINE” Mean?

phenylalanine has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

13

Vowels

5

Consonants

8

Word Intelligence

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Definition

an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body

Length

13 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

E

Vowels

5

Consonants

8

Letters

P, H, E, N, Y, L, A, L, A, N, I, N, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

p
h
e
n
y
l
a
l
a
n
i
n
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for phenylalanine.

PHENYLALANINE is a 13-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 21.
It starts with P and ends with E.
It contains 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 38%.
It has 5 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGFGDHDC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCCVCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using phenylalanine in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PHENYLALANINE has a Scrabble score of 21. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PHENYLALANINE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PHENYLALANINE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PHENYLALANINE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

5

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGFGDHDC

CV Pattern

CCVCCCVCVCVCV

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

PH, HE, EN, NY, YL, LA, AL, LA, AN, NI, IN, NE

Trigrams

PHE, HEN, ENY, NYL, YLA, LAL, ALA, LAN, ANI, NIN, INE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for phenylalanine.

PHENYLALANINE is a 13-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCCVCVCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 13 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCCCVCVCVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 21, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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