LUCIFEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LUCIFEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCIFEROUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCIFEROUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCIFEROUS
No single letter turns LUCIFEROUS into another word.
How LUCIFEROUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LUCIFEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUCIFEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUCIFEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rareliterary
Giving light, or bringing insight and understanding.
Luciferous is an uncommon, bookish word that can describe a real source of light or a idea that clears up a puzzle. It has no connection with the modern sense of the devil that the similar-looking name might suggest.
How LUCIFEROUS is used
Rare and old-fashioned; found in elevated writing about light or enlightenment.
- The luciferous lamp lit the whole of the dark cellar.
- He offered a luciferous remark that made the problem simple.
- Her luciferous essay shed fresh light on the old dispute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCIFEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCIFEROUS
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Common questions about LUCIFEROUS
- Is LUCIFEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCIFEROUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCIFEROUS worth?
- LUCIFEROUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCIFEROUS mean?
- Giving light, or bringing insight and understanding.
- What letters can be added to LUCIFEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to LUCIFEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LUCIFEROUS:
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