LUCRE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LUCRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCRE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCRE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lucresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUCRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LUCRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about LUCRE
- The same 5 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 LUCRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryhumorous
Money or profit, especially when regarded as a somewhat sordid or excessive object of desire.
Writers rarely use lucre as a neutral word for money; instead it almost always carries a note of disapproval or irony, as in the traditional phrase filthy lucre, which mocks money gained through greed or dishonest means. The word appears often in older religious and moral writing, where love of lucre is condemned as a corrupting influence on character. Modern speech keeps the word mainly for a knowing, slightly humorous jab at someone's obvious interest in profit. Because of this built-in tone, lucre rarely appears in plain financial writing, where a neutral word such as profit or earnings is preferred instead.
How LUCRE is used
A literary and often humorous word for money, almost always used with a disapproving or ironic edge rather than neutrally.
- He joined the company for the lucre, not out of any real interest in the work.
- Preachers have long warned against a love of filthy lucre.
- She joked that pure lucre explained her cousin's sudden generosity.
- The old novel condemns the merchant's endless pursuit of lucre.
- Critics accused the studio of chasing lucre instead of quality.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUCRE
The 5 tiles of LUCRE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LUCRE
1 longer words begin with LUCRE.
Words ending in LUCRE
1 words end in LUCRE. Useful as a back hook: play LUCRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUCRE inside
1 words contain LUCRE in the middle. Words that start with LUCRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCRE
Common questions about LUCRE
- Is LUCRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCRE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCRE worth?
- LUCRE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCRE mean?
- Money or profit, especially when regarded as a somewhat sordid or excessive object of desire.
- What letters can be added to LUCRE?
- LUCRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LUCRE:
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