LONICERA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LONICERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LONICERA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LONICERA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONICERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lonicerasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LONICERA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LONICERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LONICERA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LONICERA
- All 8 letters of LONICERA are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 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 LONICERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The genus of shrubs and climbers that includes the honeysuckles.
Gardeners meet lonicera on plant labels, where the Latin name covers both climbing and bushy species. The scented tubular flowers attract bees and moths in summer.
How LONICERA is used
The Latin genus name, usually written in lower case in word games.
- A lonicera climbed the garden fence.
- The nursery sold several kinds of lonicera.
- Pruning the lonicera keeps it tidy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONICERA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LONICERA
The 8 tiles of LONICERA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LONICERA
1 longer words begin with LONICERA.
Shorter words from the letters in LONICERA
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Common questions about LONICERA
- Is LONICERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONICERA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONICERA worth?
- LONICERA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONICERA mean?
- The genus of shrubs and climbers that includes the honeysuckles.
- What letters can be added to LONICERA?
- LONICERA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LONICERA:
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