LIGNEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LIGNEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIGNEOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIGNEOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGNEOUS
No single letter turns LIGNEOUS into another word.
How LIGNEOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIGNEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGNEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIGNEOUS
- All 8 letters of LIGNEOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- LIGNEOUS 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
What does LIGNEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of, consisting of, or resembling wood.
Ligneous is a botanical word for plant tissue that has hardened into wood because of lignin. A shrub with ligneous stems differs from a soft green herb. Writers sometimes use it more loosely for anything woody in texture.
How LIGNEOUS is used
Ligneous mostly describes stems, tissue or fibre in botany.
- The older branches become ligneous with age.
- A ligneous stem supports the climbing plant.
- The fruit has a thick ligneous shell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIGNEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGNEOUS
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Common questions about LIGNEOUS
- Is LIGNEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGNEOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIGNEOUS worth?
- LIGNEOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIGNEOUS mean?
- Made of, consisting of, or resembling wood.
- What letters can be added to LIGNEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LIGNEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIGNEOUS:
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