LIQUORICE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. LIQUORICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIQUORICE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIQUORICE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIQUORICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
liquoricesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIQUORICE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LIQUORICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIQUORICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIQUORICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A black, chewy sweet flavoured with the juice of a plant root, or the plant itself.
Liquorice has a strong, slightly salty-sweet taste that people either love or dislike. It is sold as sticks, laces and allsorts, and its extract flavours medicines and drinks.
How LIQUORICE is used
The usual British spelling; Americans mostly write licorice.
- She bought a bag of liquorice allsorts.
- Liquorice root has been chewed for centuries.
- The sweet shop sold black liquorice laces.
- I cannot stand the taste of liquorice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIQUORICE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIQUORICE
1 longer words begin with LIQUORICE.
Shorter words from the letters in LIQUORICE
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Common questions about LIQUORICE
- Is LIQUORICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIQUORICE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIQUORICE worth?
- LIQUORICE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIQUORICE mean?
- A black, chewy sweet flavoured with the juice of a plant root, or the plant itself.
- What letters can be added to LIQUORICE?
- LIQUORICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LIQUORICE:
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