LACUSTRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LACUSTRINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACUSTRINE?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACUSTRINE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACUSTRINE
No single letter turns LACUSTRINE into another word.
How LACUSTRINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LACUSTRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LACUSTRINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LACUSTRINE
- All 10 letters of LACUSTRINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LACUSTRINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to, formed in, or living beside lakes.
Geologists speak of lacustrine sediments laid down on a lake bed, and biologists of lacustrine plants and animals. The word is also useful for ancient settlements built on lakes, such as prehistoric pile dwellings.
How LACUSTRINE is used
Technical, used in geology, biology and archaeology.
- The cliff shows layers of lacustrine clay from an ancient lake.
- Lacustrine birds nest among the reeds by the shore.
- Archaeologists excavated a lacustrine village preserved in the mud.
- The valley floor is a former lacustrine plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACUSTRINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LACUSTRINE
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Common questions about LACUSTRINE
- Is LACUSTRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACUSTRINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACUSTRINE worth?
- LACUSTRINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACUSTRINE mean?
- Relating to, formed in, or living beside lakes.
- What letters can be added to LACUSTRINE?
- No single letter can be added to LACUSTRINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LACUSTRINE:
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