LIGNITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LIGNITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIGNITE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIGNITE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGNITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lignitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIGNITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LIGNITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does LIGNITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A soft brownish coal that still shows the grain of the wood it formed from.
Lignite sits between peat and bituminous coal in the long process that turns buried plants into fuel. It burns with less heat than harder coals, so power stations use it close to where it is mined.
How LIGNITE is used
The word lignite is a geology and energy term, and brown coal is a common synonym.
- The power station burns lignite from a nearby mine.
- A piece of lignite still showed the grain of the wood.
- Lignite is softer and crumbles more easily than anthracite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIGNITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIGNITE
1 longer words begin with LIGNITE.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGNITE
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Common questions about LIGNITE
- Is LIGNITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGNITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIGNITE worth?
- LIGNITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIGNITE mean?
- A soft brownish coal that still shows the grain of the wood it formed from.
- What letters can be added to LIGNITE?
- LIGNITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LIGNITE:
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