LICHENIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LICHENIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LICHENIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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 LICHENIN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LICHENIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LICHENIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LICHENIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LICHENIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LICHENIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A starch-like carbohydrate stored in lichens such as Iceland moss.
Chemists extract lichenin as a jelly from certain lichens and once valued it as a food and a remedy for coughs. It differs from true starch in how it reacts with iodine.
How LICHENIN is used
Lichenin is a specialist term used in chemistry and botany.
- Lichenin makes up a large part of Iceland moss.
- The extract turned to a jelly rich in lichenin.
- She studied how lichenin behaves in hot water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LICHENIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LICHENIN
2 longer words begin with LICHENIN.
Shorter words from the letters in LICHENIN
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Common questions about LICHENIN
- Is LICHENIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LICHENIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LICHENIN worth?
- LICHENIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LICHENIN mean?
- A starch-like carbohydrate stored in lichens such as Iceland moss.
- What letters can be added to LICHENIN?
- LICHENIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LICHENIN:
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