LEKVAR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LEKVAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEKVAR?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEKVAR is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEKVAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lekvarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEKVAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEKVAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does LEKVAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick, sweet spread or pastry filling made from stewed prunes or apricots.
Lekvar is a staple of Hungarian and wider Central European baking, where it fills pastries, dumplings and sweet buns. Cooks make lekvar by simmering dried or fresh fruit until it turns into a dense paste, often with a little sugar. The word entered English through the cooking of immigrant families.
How LEKVAR is used
A cookery term, met mainly in recipes and in descriptions of Central European baking.
- She spread lekvar inside each fold of dough.
- The bakery is known for its apricot lekvar pastries.
- My grandmother kept a jar of homemade lekvar in the pantry.
- Too much lekvar will make the filling leak out.
- We stirred the lekvar slowly so it would not scorch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEKVAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEKVAR
1 longer words begin with LEKVAR.
Shorter words from the letters in LEKVAR
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Common questions about LEKVAR
- Is LEKVAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEKVAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEKVAR worth?
- LEKVAR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEKVAR mean?
- A thick, sweet spread or pastry filling made from stewed prunes or apricots.
- What letters can be added to LEKVAR?
- LEKVAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEKVAR:
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