LEGIONNAIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEGIONNAIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGIONNAIRE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGIONNAIRE is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGIONNAIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
legionnairesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGIONNAIRE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LEGIONNAIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGIONNAIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEGIONNAIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soldier who belongs to a legion, such as the French Foreign Legion or an ancient Roman one.
Legionnaire also names a member of the American Legion, a veterans group. Do not mix it up with Legionnaires' disease, a lung infection named after an outbreak at a legion convention.
How LEGIONNAIRE is used
Used in military and historical contexts; often capitalised in titles.
- The legionnaire marched twenty miles with a full pack.
- A Roman legionnaire carried a short sword and a shield.
- He served five years as a legionnaire in Africa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGIONNAIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEGIONNAIRE
1 longer words begin with LEGIONNAIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGIONNAIRE
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Common questions about LEGIONNAIRE
- Is LEGIONNAIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGIONNAIRE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGIONNAIRE worth?
- LEGIONNAIRE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGIONNAIRE mean?
- A soldier who belongs to a legion, such as the French Foreign Legion or an ancient Roman one.
- What letters can be added to LEGIONNAIRE?
- LEGIONNAIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LEGIONNAIRE:
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