LOBSTERLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. LOBSTERLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOBSTERLIKE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOBSTERLIKE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOBSTERLIKE
No single letter turns LOBSTERLIKE into another word.
How LOBSTERLIKE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LOBSTERLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOBSTERLIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOBSTERLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling a lobster in shape, colour or manner.
Lobsterlike is a descriptive compound used when something has claws, a jointed shell or a boiled red look. Naturalists use it for crustaceans, and others use it playfully for sunburn or odd machines.
How LOBSTERLIKE is used
Lobsterlike is an occasional descriptive word in natural history and in humorous comparisons.
- The fossil showed a lobsterlike creature with heavy claws.
- His lobsterlike face glowed after a day in the sun.
- The robot had lobsterlike pincers on each arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOBSTERLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOBSTERLIKE
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Common questions about LOBSTERLIKE
- Is LOBSTERLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOBSTERLIKE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOBSTERLIKE worth?
- LOBSTERLIKE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOBSTERLIKE mean?
- Resembling a lobster in shape, colour or manner.
- What letters can be added to LOBSTERLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to LOBSTERLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LOBSTERLIKE:
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