LICTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LICTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LICTOR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LICTOR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LICTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lictorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LICTOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LICTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does LICTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An official of ancient Rome who attended a magistrate in public, carrying the fasces as a symbol of authority and enforcing punishments.
A lictor walked ahead of a Roman consul or other senior magistrate whenever he appeared in public, clearing a path through the crowd and carrying the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around an axe that stood for the magistrate's power to punish. The number of lictors assigned to an official showed his rank at a glance, with a consul entitled to twelve. Beyond ceremonial escort duty, lictors could also be ordered to arrest or carry out punishment on offenders on the magistrate's behalf.
How LICTOR is used
Historical; used when describing officials and ceremony in ancient Rome.
- Twelve lictors marched before the consul through the forum.
- The lictor carried the fasces as a sign of the magistrate's authority.
- On the consul's order, the lictor seized the accused man.
- Each lictor cleared a path through the crowded street.
- Historians describe how a lictor's rods symbolised the power to punish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LICTOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LICTOR
2 longer words begin with LICTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in LICTOR
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Common questions about LICTOR
- Is LICTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LICTOR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LICTOR worth?
- LICTOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LICTOR mean?
- An official of ancient Rome who attended a magistrate in public, carrying the fasces as a symbol of authority and enforcing punishments.
- What letters can be added to LICTOR?
- LICTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LICTOR:
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