LAMMERGEIER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. LAMMERGEIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMMERGEIER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMMERGEIER is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMMERGEIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lammergeiersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMMERGEIER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LAMMERGEIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMMERGEIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LAMMERGEIER
- LAMMERGEIER runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAMMERGEIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A very large mountain vulture of Europe, Asia and Africa that drops bones from a height to crack them open.
The lammergeier lives on high cliffs and feeds mostly on bone marrow rather than meat. Its odd habit of carrying bones aloft and letting them fall onto rocks has made it a favourite subject of bird-watchers. The name comes from German words meaning lamb vulture.
How LAMMERGEIER is used
Lammergeier is the usual English name in books on birds; the same bird goes by the name bearded vulture.
- A lammergeier circled above the ridge with a bone in its talons.
- We hiked for hours before spotting a lammergeier in the gorge.
- The lammergeier is among the largest birds of prey in the Alps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMMERGEIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAMMERGEIER
1 longer words begin with LAMMERGEIER.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMMERGEIER
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Common questions about LAMMERGEIER
- Is LAMMERGEIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMMERGEIER, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMMERGEIER worth?
- LAMMERGEIER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMMERGEIER mean?
- A very large mountain vulture of Europe, Asia and Africa that drops bones from a height to crack them open.
- What letters can be added to LAMMERGEIER?
- LAMMERGEIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LAMMERGEIER:
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