LARCENIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LARCENIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARCENIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARCENIST is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARCENIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
larcenistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARCENIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LARCENIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LARCENIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LARCENIST
- All 9 letters of LARCENIST are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LARCENIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who commits larceny, the unlawful taking of another's property.
Court reports and older crime writing use larcenist for someone accused of simple theft, as opposed to robbery with violence. Ordinary speakers would simply say thief, so larcenist belongs to courtroom and crime-fiction vocabulary.
How LARCENIST is used
Larcenist belongs to the language of law courts and crime stories.
- The court sentenced the larcenist to six months.
- No larcenist could have entered the locked vault unseen.
- The detective described him as a petty larcenist.
- A known larcenist was seen near the market that night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARCENIST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LARCENIST
The 9 tiles of LARCENIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LARCENIST
1 longer words begin with LARCENIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LARCENIST
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Common questions about LARCENIST
- Is LARCENIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARCENIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARCENIST worth?
- LARCENIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARCENIST mean?
- A person who commits larceny, the unlawful taking of another's property.
- What letters can be added to LARCENIST?
- LARCENIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LARCENIST:
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