LADANUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LADANUM 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 LADANUM?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LADANUM is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LADANUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ladanumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LADANUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LADANUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does LADANUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A sticky, dark, fragrant resin collected from certain rockrose shrubs and used in perfume and fumigation.
Ladanum has a warm, balsamic smell that perfumers still treasure as a base note. Historically it was gathered from the shrubs by combing it off the coats of grazing goats, a detail that makes the word memorable.
How LADANUM is used
Appears in writing about perfumery, incense and old trade in aromatic substances.
- The perfumer blended ladanum into the amber accord.
- Ladanum was burned as incense in ancient ceremonies.
- A sticky lump of ladanum clung to the collector's fingers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LADANUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LADANUM
1 longer words begin with LADANUM.
Shorter words from the letters in LADANUM
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Common questions about LADANUM
- Is LADANUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LADANUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LADANUM worth?
- LADANUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LADANUM mean?
- A sticky, dark, fragrant resin collected from certain rockrose shrubs and used in perfume and fumigation.
- What letters can be added to LADANUM?
- LADANUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LADANUM:
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