LACINIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LACINIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACINIATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACINIATION is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACINIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laciniationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LACINIATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LACINIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LACINIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LACINIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A division into narrow, irregular, fringe-like lobes, or one of those slender segments, as on the edge of a leaf or petal.
Botanists note the laciniation of leaves and petals when identifying plants, since the depth and shape of the cuts differ between species. The Latin root means a fringe or hem of cloth.
How LACINIATION is used
Used in botanical description, usually for leaf or petal edges.
- The deep laciniation of the leaf helps identify the oak.
- Each petal showed fine laciniation along its edge.
- The botanist sketched the laciniation of the fern frond.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACINIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LACINIATION
1 longer words begin with LACINIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in LACINIATION
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Common questions about LACINIATION
- Is LACINIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACINIATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACINIATION worth?
- LACINIATION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACINIATION mean?
- A division into narrow, irregular, fringe-like lobes, or one of those slender segments, as on the edge of a leaf or petal.
- What letters can be added to LACINIATION?
- LACINIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LACINIATION:
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