LUCENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUCENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCENT?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCENT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCENT
No single letter turns LUCENT into another word.
How LUCENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LUCENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does LUCENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literarypoetic
Shining brightly; giving off or filled with soft, radiant light.
Lucent describes a glow that seems to come from within rather than a harsh external light, the kind of brightness poets give to the moon, water or a clear sky. It is a literary word, chosen for its softer and more elevated tone compared to plain bright or shining. The word shares its root with lucid, both tracing back to a Latin word for light.
How LUCENT is used
Chiefly literary and poetic, used to describe a soft, radiant glow rather than harsh brightness.
- The lake lay lucent under the full moon.
- A lucent haze hung over the valley at dawn.
- Her eyes were lucent with unshed tears.
- The poem describes a lucent sky above the ruins.
- Moonlight gave the snow a lucent, silvery glow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUCENT
1 longer words begin with LUCENT.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCENT
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Common questions about LUCENT
- Is LUCENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCENT worth?
- LUCENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCENT mean?
- Shining brightly; giving off or filled with soft, radiant light.
- What letters can be added to LUCENT?
- No single letter can be added to LUCENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LUCENT:
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