LEPROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LEPROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEPROUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEPROUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEPROUS
No single letter turns LEPROUS into another word.
How LEPROUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LEPROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 217,116.
What stands out about LEPROUS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LEPROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having leprosy, or relating to or resembling that disease.
Leprous describes a person or body affected by leprosy, and in older writing also anything scaly and diseased looking. In natural history it can mean covered with thin scales or scurf, as certain lichens are.
How LEPROUS is used
Leprous is a clinical and literary adjective, and writers should avoid using it as a label for people.
- The old chronicle describes a leprous beggar at the gate.
- A leprous crust covered the bark of the tree.
- Doctors studied the leprous lesions on the skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEPROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEPROUS
The 7 tiles of LEPROUS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LEPROUS
3 longer words begin with LEPROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LEPROUS
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Common questions about LEPROUS
- Is LEPROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEPROUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEPROUS worth?
- LEPROUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEPROUS mean?
- Having leprosy, or relating to or resembling that disease.
- What letters can be added to LEPROUS?
- No single letter can be added to LEPROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LEPROUS:
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