LACHRYMOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. LACHRYMOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACHRYMOSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACHRYMOSE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACHRYMOSE
No single letter turns LACHRYMOSE into another word.
How LACHRYMOSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LACHRYMOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LACHRYMOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LACHRYMOSE
- All 10 letters of LACHRYMOSE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LACHRYMOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Tending to weep easily, or causing sadness and tears.
Lachrymose can describe a person on the edge of crying or a film built to make the audience cry. The root is Latin for tear.
How LACHRYMOSE is used
Lachrymose is literary and is sometimes used with mild mockery.
- He grew lachrymose after the third glass of wine.
- The film was lachrymose and a little too long.
- She gave a lachrymose farewell at the station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACHRYMOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LACHRYMOSE
1 longer words begin with LACHRYMOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in LACHRYMOSE
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Common questions about LACHRYMOSE
- Is LACHRYMOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACHRYMOSE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACHRYMOSE worth?
- LACHRYMOSE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACHRYMOSE mean?
- Tending to weep easily, or causing sadness and tears.
- What letters can be added to LACHRYMOSE?
- No single letter can be added to LACHRYMOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LACHRYMOSE:
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