LANNERET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LANNERET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANNERET?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANNERET is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANNERET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lanneretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANNERET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANNERET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANNERET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANNERET mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The male of the lanner falcon, which is smaller than the female.
Falconers use special names for male birds, and a lanneret is the tiercel of the lanner species. The size gap between the sexes is the reason the male earned a separate word in hunting vocabulary.
How LANNERET is used
Lanneret belongs to falconry and bird writing, and ordinary speech almost never needs it.
- The falconer flew a lanneret at the lure.
- A lanneret is noticeably lighter than its mate.
- Old hunting books praise the lanneret for its speed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANNERET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANNERET
1 longer words begin with LANNERET.
Shorter words from the letters in LANNERET
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Common questions about LANNERET
- Is LANNERET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANNERET, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANNERET worth?
- LANNERET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANNERET mean?
- The male of the lanner falcon, which is smaller than the female.
- What letters can be added to LANNERET?
- LANNERET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANNERET:
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