LACCOLITHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. LACCOLITHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACCOLITHIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACCOLITHIC is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACCOLITHIC
No single letter turns LACCOLITHIC into another word.
How LACCOLITHIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LACCOLITHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. LACCOLITHIC needs 1 blank tile.
What does LACCOLITHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a mass of igneous rock pushed between rock layers so that it bulges the ones above.
Geologists call a mountain laccolithic when it formed from magma that cooled underground and domed up the strata over it, rather than erupting. The Henry Mountains in Utah are the textbook case.
How LACCOLITHIC is used
A geology term, mostly seen in descriptions of landforms and intrusions.
- The dome is laccolithic in origin and was exposed by erosion.
- Several laccolithic peaks rise from the plateau.
- A laccolithic intrusion lifted the sandstone into a gentle arch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACCOLITHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LACCOLITHIC
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Common questions about LACCOLITHIC
- Is LACCOLITHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACCOLITHIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACCOLITHIC worth?
- LACCOLITHIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACCOLITHIC mean?
- Describing a mass of igneous rock pushed between rock layers so that it bulges the ones above.
- What letters can be added to LACCOLITHIC?
- No single letter can be added to LACCOLITHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LACCOLITHIC:
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