LACUNARIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LACUNARIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACUNARIA?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACUNARIA is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACUNARIA
No single letter turns LACUNARIA into another word.
How LACUNARIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LACUNARIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LACUNARIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LACUNARIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Ceilings made of sunken panels or coffers, or the panels themselves.
Lacunaria is the plural of lacunar, a term from classical and Renaissance architecture. Writers use lacunaria for the whole coffered effect overhead, where deep square recesses are framed by moulded beams.
How LACUNARIA is used
Lacunaria is found in architectural history, not in everyday speech.
- The lacunaria of the old basilica were once painted blue and gold.
- Visitors looked up at the carved lacunaria in the hall.
- Restorers cleaned the lacunaria one panel at a time.
- The lacunaria give the ceiling a deep geometric pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACUNARIA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LACUNARIA
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Common questions about LACUNARIA
- Is LACUNARIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACUNARIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACUNARIA worth?
- LACUNARIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACUNARIA mean?
- Ceilings made of sunken panels or coffers, or the panels themselves.
- What letters can be added to LACUNARIA?
- No single letter can be added to LACUNARIA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LACUNARIA:
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