LUCULENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LUCULENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCULENT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCULENT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCULENT
No single letter turns LUCULENT into another word.
How LUCULENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LUCULENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUCULENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUCULENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Easy to understand because it is expressed with great clarity and brightness of thought.
Luculent is a literary word that is more at home in critical essays than in conversation. It praises explanations that leave no murky corners, and it keeps a faint echo of its Latin root for light.
How LUCULENT is used
Luculent is used mostly of writing, speech or argument that is strikingly clear.
- Her luculent summary of the case left the jury in no doubt.
- The professor was admired for his luculent prose.
- A luculent explanation spared the class an hour of confusion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCULENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUCULENT
1 longer words begin with LUCULENT.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCULENT
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Common questions about LUCULENT
- Is LUCULENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCULENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCULENT worth?
- LUCULENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCULENT mean?
- Easy to understand because it is expressed with great clarity and brightness of thought.
- What letters can be added to LUCULENT?
- No single letter can be added to LUCULENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LUCULENT:
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