LECHERY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LECHERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LECHERY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LECHERY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LECHERY
No single letter turns LECHERY into another word.
How LECHERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LECHERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263 thousand.
What does LECHERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Excessive and unrestrained sexual desire or indulgence.
Writers have long used lechery as a moral charge, listing it among the classic vices. The word sounds stern and old-fashioned and is rare in casual speech.
How LECHERY is used
Lechery is a formal, disapproving term found mostly in literature and moral commentary.
- The preacher thundered against lechery and greed.
- Medieval tales often punish the lechery of a wicked lord.
- The novel portrays a court full of lechery and intrigue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LECHERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LECHERY
The 7 tiles of LECHERY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LECHERY
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Common questions about LECHERY
- Is LECHERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LECHERY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LECHERY worth?
- LECHERY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LECHERY mean?
- Excessive and unrestrained sexual desire or indulgence.
- What letters can be added to LECHERY?
- No single letter can be added to LECHERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LECHERY:
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