releasing hormone

NOUN

17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

releasing hormone is a valid 17-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

R1E1L1E1A1S1I1N1G2H4O1R1M3O1N1E1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66

MEANING

What does releasing hormone mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER