LORICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LORICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LORICATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LORICATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LORICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LORICATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LORICATE, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LORICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LORICATE
- All 8 letters of LORICATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LORICATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Covered with a protective coat of overlapping plates or scales.
Armadillos and crocodiles are loricate, wearing their defence on the outside of the body. The word comes from the Latin for a soldier's breastplate.
How LORICATE is used
A zoological term, rarely used in everyday talk.
- The loricate lizard looked like a tiny knight.
- Scientists studied the loricate skin of the fish.
- A loricate creature seldom fears a bite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LORICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LORICATE
The 8 tiles of LORICATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LORICATE
2 longer words begin with LORICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LORICATE
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Common questions about LORICATE
- Is LORICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LORICATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LORICATE worth?
- LORICATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LORICATE mean?
- Covered with a protective coat of overlapping plates or scales.
- What letters can be added to LORICATE?
- LORICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LORICATE:
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