LEMURINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LEMURINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEMURINE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEMURINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEMURINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lemurinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEMURINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEMURINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEMURINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEMURINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Resembling or relating to lemurs, the long-tailed primates of Madagascar.
Writers reach for lemurine when they want to describe big staring eyes, a ringed tail, or a quick, climbing way of moving. Scientists use it more strictly, for features that belong to the lemur family.
How LEMURINE is used
Used in zoology and in descriptive writing about animals or faces.
- The cartoon creature had a lemurine face with huge round eyes.
- Its lemurine tail was banded in black and white.
- Fossils show lemurine ancestors once lived across a wider range.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEMURINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEMURINE
The 8 tiles of LEMURINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEMURINE
1 longer words begin with LEMURINE.
Shorter words from the letters in LEMURINE
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Common questions about LEMURINE
- Is LEMURINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEMURINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEMURINE worth?
- LEMURINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEMURINE mean?
- Resembling or relating to lemurs, the long-tailed primates of Madagascar.
- What letters can be added to LEMURINE?
- LEMURINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEMURINE:
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