“LEUCIN” is a valid word. — 8 points Scrabble

unclethe brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
clineAmerican geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)

nicea city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
linea formation of people or things one beside another
cluea slight indication
licewingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
luceUnited States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
lieuthe post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
lienthe right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
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unci(biology) any hook-shaped process or part

liea statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
icewater frozen in the solid state
linUnited States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
cuean actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
leiflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
nila quantity of no importance
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leuthe basic unit of money in Moldova

ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
elangular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
enhalf the width of an em
unan organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
nea colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
nuthe 13th letter of the Greek alphabet

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