follicle-stimulating hormone

NOUN
28 LETTERS · 7 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F

follicle-stimulating hormone is a valid 28-letter word worth 39 points in Scrabble and 49 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1L1L1I1C3L1E1-0S1T1I1M3U1L1A1T1I1N1G2H4O1R1M3O1N1E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =39 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 78TRIPLE WORD → 117
MEANING

What does follicle-stimulating hormone mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm.

SYNONYMS