LUCENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LUCENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCENCE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCENCE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lucencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUCENCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUCENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,526 thousand.
What does LUCENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The quality of shining or glowing with light.
Poets prefer lucence to a plain word like brightness when the glow seems soft and almost inner. It is a close relative of the adjective lucent.
How LUCENCE is used
Literary and uncommon in modern English prose.
- The lucence of the pearl caught her eye.
- A pale lucence filled the room at dusk.
- He admired the lucence of the lake under the moon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUCENCE
1 longer words begin with LUCENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCENCE
Common questions about LUCENCE
- Is LUCENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCENCE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCENCE worth?
- LUCENCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCENCE mean?
- The quality of shining or glowing with light.
- What letters can be added to LUCENCE?
- LUCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUCENCE:
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