LANCELET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LANCELET 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 LANCELET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANCELET is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANCELET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lanceletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANCELET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANCELET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANCELET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANCELET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, fish-shaped marine animal with no backbone that burrows in sand.
The lancelet is a favourite of biology courses because it has a simple rod, the notochord, that hints at how vertebrates evolved. It filters tiny food particles from the water while buried head-up in sand.
How LANCELET is used
Lancelet is the common name of the animal otherwise known as amphioxus.
- A lancelet wriggled into the sand when we touched it.
- The lancelet has no jaws and no true backbone.
- Students examined a preserved lancelet under the lens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANCELET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANCELET
1 longer words begin with LANCELET.
Shorter words from the letters in LANCELET
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Common questions about LANCELET
- Is LANCELET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANCELET, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANCELET worth?
- LANCELET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANCELET mean?
- A small, fish-shaped marine animal with no backbone that burrows in sand.
- What letters can be added to LANCELET?
- LANCELET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANCELET:
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