LECHWE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LECHWE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LECHWE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LECHWE is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LECHWE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lechwesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LECHWE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LECHWE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 564,419.
What does LECHWE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tawny African antelope with long horns that lives in swampy grassland.
The lechwe wades into shallow water to escape predators, and its long hooves help it move through marsh. Herds gather on floodplains in southern Africa, where the species depends on wet ground.
How LECHWE is used
Lechwe appears in wildlife writing and safari guides.
- A lechwe splashed through the shallow floodwater.
- We counted hundreds of lechwe on the plain.
- The lechwe has horns that sweep back in a curve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LECHWE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LECHWE
1 longer words begin with LECHWE.
Shorter words from the letters in LECHWE
Common questions about LECHWE
- Is LECHWE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LECHWE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LECHWE worth?
- LECHWE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LECHWE mean?
- A tawny African antelope with long horns that lives in swampy grassland.
- What letters can be added to LECHWE?
- LECHWE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LECHWE:
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