LETTUCE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LETTUCE 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 LETTUCE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LETTUCE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LETTUCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lettucesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LETTUCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LETTUCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 505,289.
What does LETTUCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A leafy garden plant whose crisp green leaves are eaten raw, most often in salads.
Gardeners grow lettuce in many shapes, from tight round heads to loose ruffled leaves. It is a cool-season crop that bolts and turns bitter in summer heat. In slang the word is also a playful term for money.
How LETTUCE is used
Lettuce is a countable or mass noun used in cooking, shopping and gardening talk.
- She tore some lettuce into a bowl and added tomatoes.
- The lettuce in the garden bolted during the heatwave.
- A slice of lettuce keeps the sandwich crunchy.
- Rabbits had nibbled the lettuce down to the stems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LETTUCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LETTUCE
1 longer words begin with LETTUCE.
Shorter words from the letters in LETTUCE
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Common questions about LETTUCE
- Is LETTUCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LETTUCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LETTUCE worth?
- LETTUCE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LETTUCE mean?
- A leafy garden plant whose crisp green leaves are eaten raw, most often in salads.
- What letters can be added to LETTUCE?
- LETTUCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LETTUCE:
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