LORE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LORE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LORE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LORE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LORE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about LORE
- The same 4 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 LORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A body of traditional knowledge, beliefs, customs or stories associated with a particular subject, place, culture or group.
Lore is passed down by word of mouth or old writings rather than formal study. A village has its own local lore, a game has its lore about its imagined world, and a healer relies on herbal lore learned from elders.
How LORE is used
- The old fisherman was full of local lore about the coast.
- Village lore held that the well never ran dry.
- Enthusiasts debated fine points of the game lore for hours online.
- She studied the herbal lore used by healers in the region.
- According to family lore, their ancestor had crossed the ocean alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LORE
The 4 tiles of LORE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LORE
6 longer words begin with LORE.
Words ending in LORE
17 words end in LORE. Useful as a back hook: play LORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LORE inside
Showing 24 of 93 words that contain LORE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LORE
Common questions about LORE
- Is LORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LORE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LORE worth?
- LORE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LORE mean?
- A body of traditional knowledge, beliefs, customs or stories associated with a particular subject, place, culture or group.
- What letters can be added to LORE?
- LORE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LORE:
Open LORE in the Word Finder