LASCIVIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LASCIVIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LASCIVIOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LASCIVIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LASCIVIOUS
No single letter turns LASCIVIOUS into another word.
How LASCIVIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LASCIVIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LASCIVIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LASCIVIOUS
- LASCIVIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LASCIVIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing or driven by strong, openly sexual desire in a way that seems improper.
Calling a look or a joke lascivious condemns it as coarse and leering, not merely romantic. The word turns up in law, in old literature and in disapproving reviews.
How LASCIVIOUS is used
Used critically for conduct, glances or content seen as indecently lustful.
- The judge condemned the lascivious content of the film.
- He gave the waitress a lascivious grin.
- The poem was banned for its lascivious tone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LASCIVIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LASCIVIOUS
3 longer words begin with LASCIVIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LASCIVIOUS
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Common questions about LASCIVIOUS
- Is LASCIVIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LASCIVIOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LASCIVIOUS worth?
- LASCIVIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LASCIVIOUS mean?
- Showing or driven by strong, openly sexual desire in a way that seems improper.
- What letters can be added to LASCIVIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LASCIVIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LASCIVIOUS:
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