LARCENY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LARCENY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARCENY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARCENY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARCENY
No single letter turns LARCENY into another word.
How LARCENY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LARCENY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does LARCENY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The unlawful taking of another person's property with the intention of keeping it.
Courts often split larceny into petty and grand according to what the stolen goods were worth. It differs from robbery, which involves force or threat against a person.
How LARCENY is used
The word larceny belongs to the vocabulary of courts and crime reporting.
- He was charged with larceny after the watch went missing.
- Grand larceny covers thefts above a set value.
- The clerk was fined for larceny.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARCENY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LARCENY
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Common questions about LARCENY
- Is LARCENY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARCENY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARCENY worth?
- LARCENY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARCENY mean?
- The unlawful taking of another person's property with the intention of keeping it.
- What letters can be added to LARCENY?
- No single letter can be added to LARCENY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LARCENY:
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