LUCENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LUCENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCENCY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCENCY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCENCY
No single letter turns LUCENCY into another word.
How LUCENCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUCENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does LUCENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The quality of shining or being clear and glowing.
Poets use lucency for a soft, luminous quality in light, water or glass. It is gentler than brilliance and suggests light that seems to come from within. The word is rare outside literary writing.
How LUCENCY is used
Lucency is a literary word for a gentle glow.
- The lake had a pale lucency at dawn.
- A strange lucency filled the cave.
- He admired the lucency of the old glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCENCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCENCY
Common questions about LUCENCY
- Is LUCENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCENCY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCENCY worth?
- LUCENCY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCENCY mean?
- The quality of shining or being clear and glowing.
- What letters can be added to LUCENCY?
- No single letter can be added to LUCENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUCENCY:
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