LEWISITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LEWISITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEWISITE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEWISITE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEWISITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lewisitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEWISITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEWISITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEWISITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEWISITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless oily poisonous liquid that blisters skin, developed as a chemical weapon.
Lewisite was made near the end of the First World War and later stockpiled by several nations. Treaties now ban it, and an antidote was developed for its arsenic content.
How LEWISITE is used
Lewisite appears in discussions of chemical warfare and arms control.
- The old depot still held drums of lewisite.
- Lewisite burns the skin within minutes.
- Soldiers trained with masks against lewisite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEWISITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEWISITE
1 longer words begin with LEWISITE.
Shorter words from the letters in LEWISITE
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Common questions about LEWISITE
- Is LEWISITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEWISITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEWISITE worth?
- LEWISITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEWISITE mean?
- A colourless oily poisonous liquid that blisters skin, developed as a chemical weapon.
- What letters can be added to LEWISITE?
- LEWISITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEWISITE:
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