LUCERN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUCERN 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 LUCERN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCERN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCERN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUCERN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LUCERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does LUCERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A leguminous fodder plant with clover-like purple flowers, grown for animal feed; the older British name for alfalfa.
Lucern is an older British spelling of the plant more widely known today as alfalfa or lucerne, a deep-rooted crop valued for its high protein content as livestock feed. Farmers have grown it for centuries because its roots reach far into the soil and it can be cut several times in a season. The spelling lucern appears mainly in older agricultural writing, where lucerne has since become the more common form.
How LUCERN is used
An older British spelling for the fodder plant alfalfa, found mainly in older agricultural writing.
- The farmer planted a field of lucern for winter feed.
- Lucern can be cut several times during a growing season.
- Cattle thrived on the rich lucern hay all winter.
- Old farming manuals describe lucern as an ideal fodder crop.
- The deep roots of lucern help it survive dry spells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUCERN
3 longer words begin with LUCERN.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCERN
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Common questions about LUCERN
- Is LUCERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCERN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCERN worth?
- LUCERN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCERN mean?
- A leguminous fodder plant with clover-like purple flowers, grown for animal feed; the older British name for alfalfa.
- What letters can be added to LUCERN?
- LUCERN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LUCERN:
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