LAPILLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAPILLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAPILLUS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAPILLUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAPILLUS
No single letter turns LAPILLUS into another word.
How LAPILLUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAPILLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAPILLUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAPILLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small pebble-sized fragment of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano.
Geologists use the plural lapilli for the gravelly layers that pile up around a vent. A single lapillus is usually somewhere between a pea and a walnut in size, smaller than a volcanic bomb.
How LAPILLUS is used
A term from volcanology, rarely met outside science writing and word lists.
- Every lapillus that landed on the roof was still warm.
- The guide handed me a lapillus the size of a grape.
- A single lapillus can cool into a light, porous stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAPILLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LAPILLUS
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Common questions about LAPILLUS
- Is LAPILLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAPILLUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAPILLUS worth?
- LAPILLUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAPILLUS mean?
- A small pebble-sized fragment of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano.
- What letters can be added to LAPILLUS?
- No single letter can be added to LAPILLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAPILLUS:
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