LENTICULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LENTICULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LENTICULAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LENTICULAR is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LENTICULAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lenticularsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LENTICULAR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LENTICULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LENTICULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LENTICULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a lens, bulging on both sides, or relating to the lens of the eye.
A lenticular cloud looks like a smooth stack of discs hovering over a mountain. The term also names a printing trick that makes a picture seem to shift when tilted.
How LENTICULAR is used
Used in meteorology, anatomy, geology and printing to describe lens-like form.
- A lenticular cloud sat motionless above the peak.
- The postcard had a lenticular surface that changed picture as it moved.
- The lenticular nucleus is a part of the brain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LENTICULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LENTICULAR
2 longer words begin with LENTICULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in LENTICULAR
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Common questions about LENTICULAR
- Is LENTICULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LENTICULAR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LENTICULAR worth?
- LENTICULAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LENTICULAR mean?
- Shaped like a lens, bulging on both sides, or relating to the lens of the eye.
- What letters can be added to LENTICULAR?
- LENTICULAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LENTICULAR:
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