LORICA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LORICA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LORICA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LORICA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LORICA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LORICA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LORICA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does LORICA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicaltechnical
A protective outer casing; historically a leather or metal body armor worn by Roman soldiers, and in biology the hard shell of certain microorganisms.
A lorica was the body armor of a Roman legionary, made first from leather and later from metal plates or scales sewn onto a backing. Biologists borrowed the same word for the rigid outer case that some rotifers and single-celled organisms secrete around themselves, a covering that serves the same protective purpose on a microscopic scale. Both meanings describe a hard shell built to guard something soft inside it.
How LORICA is used
Used historically for Roman armor and technically in biology for the protective case of small organisms.
- The soldier's lorica was dented from years of campaigning.
- Museum displays show several styles of Roman lorica.
- Under the microscope, the rotifer's lorica looked like tiny armor.
- The lorica protected the tiny organism's soft body from damage.
- Archaeologists found fragments of a bronze lorica at the site.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LORICA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LORICA
The 6 tiles of LORICA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LORICA
8 longer words begin with LORICA.
Shorter words from the letters in LORICA
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Common questions about LORICA
- Is LORICA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LORICA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LORICA worth?
- LORICA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LORICA mean?
- A protective outer casing; historically a leather or metal body armor worn by Roman soldiers, and in biology the hard shell of certain microorganisms.
- What letters can be added to LORICA?
- LORICA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LORICA:
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