LUCRATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LUCRATIVE 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 LUCRATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCRATIVE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCRATIVE
No single letter turns LUCRATIVE into another word.
How LUCRATIVE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LUCRATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUCRATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LUCRATIVE
- All 9 letters of LUCRATIVE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LUCRATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Producing a great deal of money or profit.
Business writers use lucrative for jobs, deals and markets that pay well, often with a hint that the money is the main attraction. It comes from the Latin word for gain, the same root that gives us lucre.
How LUCRATIVE is used
Common in business, careers and news.
- She left teaching for a more lucrative career in finance.
- The company signed a lucrative contract with the airline.
- Selling antiques turned out to be a lucrative hobby.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCRATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUCRATIVE
The 9 tiles of LUCRATIVE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LUCRATIVE
3 longer words begin with LUCRATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCRATIVE
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Common questions about LUCRATIVE
- Is LUCRATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCRATIVE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCRATIVE worth?
- LUCRATIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCRATIVE mean?
- Producing a great deal of money or profit.
- What letters can be added to LUCRATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to LUCRATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LUCRATIVE:
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