LACUNOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LACUNOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACUNOSE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACUNOSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACUNOSE
No single letter turns LACUNOSE into another word.
How LACUNOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LACUNOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LACUNOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LACUNOSE
- All 8 letters of LACUNOSE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LACUNOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Marked by shallow pits or hollows on the surface.
Lacunose is a botanist's word for a surface that looks pocked or dented. It is a close sibling of lacunate and also applies to rocks and bones.
How LACUNOSE is used
Lacunose appears in descriptions of leaves, shells and fossils.
- The lacunose surface of the fossil caught the light.
- A lacunose leaf lay on the botanist's desk.
- Under the lens, the seed coat looked lacunose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACUNOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LACUNOSE
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Common questions about LACUNOSE
- Is LACUNOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACUNOSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACUNOSE worth?
- LACUNOSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACUNOSE mean?
- Marked by shallow pits or hollows on the surface.
- What letters can be added to LACUNOSE?
- No single letter can be added to LACUNOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LACUNOSE:
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