LICENTIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LICENTIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LICENTIOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LICENTIOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LICENTIOUS
No single letter turns LICENTIOUS into another word.
How LICENTIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LICENTIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LICENTIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LICENTIOUS
- LICENTIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with LICENTIOUS
3 longer words begin with LICENTIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LICENTIOUS
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Common questions about LICENTIOUS
- Is LICENTIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LICENTIOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LICENTIOUS worth?
- LICENTIOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LICENTIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LICENTIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LICENTIOUS:
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