LITRE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LITRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITRE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITRE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
litresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LITRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LITRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about LITRE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LITRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A metric unit of volume equal to one thousand cubic centimeters, commonly used to measure liquids such as water, milk and fuel.
A litre is the standard everyday unit for liquid volume in most of the world, appearing on bottles of drinks, cartons of milk and pumps at the petrol station. The spelling litre is used in Britain and most English-speaking countries outside the United States, which prefers liter instead, though both spellings refer to exactly the same amount. Engine sizes are also often described in litres, as in a two-litre engine.
How LITRE is used
The standard everyday spelling outside the United States, used constantly in shopping, cooking and discussing fuel or engine size.
- She bought a litre of milk on the way home.
- The car has a two-litre engine.
- He filled the tank with forty litres of petrol.
- The recipe calls for half a litre of stock.
- A litre of water weighs almost exactly one kilogram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LITRE
The 5 tiles of LITRE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LITRE
3 longer words begin with LITRE.
Words ending in LITRE
9 words end in LITRE. Useful as a back hook: play LITRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LITRE inside
9 words contain LITRE in the middle. Words that start with LITRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LITRE
Common questions about LITRE
- Is LITRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITRE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITRE worth?
- LITRE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITRE mean?
- A metric unit of volume equal to one thousand cubic centimeters, commonly used to measure liquids such as water, milk and fuel.
- What letters can be added to LITRE?
- LITRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LITRE:
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