LACUNAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LACUNAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACUNAR?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACUNAR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACUNAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LACUNAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LACUNAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does LACUNAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A ceiling or vault made of sunken panels; also one such panel.
In Roman and Renaissance buildings a lacunar is a coffered ceiling, its recessed panels often painted or gilded. The word also works as an adjective that means relating to a lacuna, a gap or cavity.
How LACUNAR is used
Lacunar is used in architecture for the ceiling, and in medicine as an adjective for small cavities.
- The palace hall had a gilded lacunar above the stairs.
- Each square of the lacunar held a painted rose.
- A lacunar stroke affects a small deep part of the brain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACUNAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LACUNAR
The 7 tiles of LACUNAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LACUNAR
3 longer words begin with LACUNAR.
Shorter words from the letters in LACUNAR
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Common questions about LACUNAR
- Is LACUNAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACUNAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACUNAR worth?
- LACUNAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACUNAR mean?
- A ceiling or vault made of sunken panels; also one such panel.
- What letters can be added to LACUNAR?
- LACUNAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LACUNAR:
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