LUCARNE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LUCARNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCARNE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCARNE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCARNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lucarnesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUCARNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUCARNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about LUCARNE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 LUCARNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small dormer window set in a roof or spire.
A lucarne lets light and air into an attic or a church tower. Gothic spires in France often carry rows of them as decoration. The word is borrowed from French architecture.
How LUCARNE is used
Lucarne is an architectural term.
- A lucarne opened in the steep slate roof.
- Pigeons nested behind the lucarne of the spire.
- The architect added a carved lucarne to the facade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCARNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUCARNE
The 7 tiles of LUCARNE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LUCARNE
1 longer words begin with LUCARNE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCARNE
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Common questions about LUCARNE
- Is LUCARNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCARNE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCARNE worth?
- LUCARNE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCARNE mean?
- A small dormer window set in a roof or spire.
- What letters can be added to LUCARNE?
- LUCARNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUCARNE:
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