LEGUME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LEGUME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGUME?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGUME is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGUME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
legumesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGUME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEGUME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What does LEGUME mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the pea family that bears its seeds in pods, or the pod or seed of such a plant used as food.
Beans, peas, lentils, chickpeas and peanuts are all legumes, and so are clover and alfalfa grown for fodder. The plants are valued in farming because bacteria in their roots take nitrogen from the air and enrich the soil. In cooking the word usually refers to the dried or fresh seeds, which supply protein and fibre. It entered English from French, ultimately from a Latin word for pulse.
How LEGUME is used
Used both in botany for the whole plant family and in the kitchen for the edible seeds.
- A legume such as the lentil grows well in poor, dry soil.
- The farmer planted a legume between the wheat crops to restore the field.
- Soup made with a dried legume keeps well and fills the stomach.
- Each legume splits open along the seam when the pod is ripe.
- Peanut is often called a nut, but it is really a legume.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGUME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEGUME
The 6 tiles of LEGUME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEGUME
1 longer words begin with LEGUME.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGUME
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Common questions about LEGUME
- Is LEGUME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGUME, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGUME worth?
- LEGUME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGUME mean?
- A plant of the pea family that bears its seeds in pods, or the pod or seed of such a plant used as food.
- What letters can be added to LEGUME?
- LEGUME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEGUME:
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