LUCID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUCID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCID?
| 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 LUCID is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCID
No single letter turns LUCID into another word.
How LUCID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LUCID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does LUCID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Clear and easy to understand, or, of a person's mind, able to think and express oneself clearly.
A lucid explanation lays out ideas in a straightforward order that a reader or listener can follow without confusion, avoiding needless jargon or tangled sentences. Applied to a person rather than to writing, lucid describes a mind working clearly, which matters especially in medical contexts where doctors ask whether a patient remained lucid despite illness, fever, or old age. The related phrase lucid dream, a dream in which the sleeper is aware that they are dreaming, borrows the same core sense of unusual mental clarity.
How LUCID is used
Common in both everyday and formal writing, describing clear explanations, clear thinking, and, in medicine, mental clarity.
- The professor gave a remarkably lucid account of the theory.
- Despite her illness, she remained lucid until the very end.
- His lucid writing style made a difficult subject easy to follow.
- The witness gave a lucid, detailed account of the accident.
- She described having a lucid dream about flying.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUCID
The 5 tiles of LUCID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUCID
7 longer words begin with LUCID.
Words ending in LUCID
3 words end in LUCID. Useful as a back hook: play LUCID onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUCID inside
23 words contain LUCID in the middle. Words that start with LUCID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCID
Common questions about LUCID
- Is LUCID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCID worth?
- LUCID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCID mean?
- Clear and easy to understand, or, of a person's mind, able to think and express oneself clearly.
- What letters can be added to LUCID?
- No single letter can be added to LUCID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LUCID:
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