LARCENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LARCENOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARCENOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARCENOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARCENOUS
No single letter turns LARCENOUS into another word.
How LARCENOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LARCENOUS, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LARCENOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LARCENOUS
- All 9 letters of LARCENOUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LARCENOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Having the nature of larceny or inclined to steal.
A larcenous act is one that meets the legal idea of theft of personal property. Writers also use it more loosely for a person with thieving habits or for a sly, grasping attitude.
How LARCENOUS is used
Larcenous is used in legal writing and in humorous or literary descriptions.
- The jury found his larcenous intent beyond doubt.
- She gave the stranger a larcenous glance at the open purse.
- The shopkeeper warned of a larcenous teenager in the aisle.
- Larcenous behaviour at work can end a career.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARCENOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LARCENOUS
1 longer words begin with LARCENOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LARCENOUS
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Common questions about LARCENOUS
- Is LARCENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARCENOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARCENOUS worth?
- LARCENOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARCENOUS mean?
- Having the nature of larceny or inclined to steal.
- What letters can be added to LARCENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LARCENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LARCENOUS:
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