LUFTMENSCH is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. LUFTMENSCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUFTMENSCH?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUFTMENSCH is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUFTMENSCH
No single letter turns LUFTMENSCH into another word.
How LUFTMENSCH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LUFTMENSCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUFTMENSCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LUFTMENSCH
- All 10 letters of LUFTMENSCH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LUFTMENSCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
An impractical dreamer with no steady job or income, lost in ideas.
Luftmensch comes from Yiddish and literally means air person. It can be affectionate or scornful, depending on who is speaking.
How LUFTMENSCH is used
Luftmensch is borrowed from Yiddish and used for someone who lives on ideas rather than practical earnings.
- His uncle was a poet and a luftmensch who never held a job.
- The novel follows a gentle luftmensch through the city.
- She was no luftmensch, and she kept the accounts to the penny.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUFTMENSCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUFTMENSCH
1 longer words begin with LUFTMENSCH.
Shorter words from the letters in LUFTMENSCH
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Common questions about LUFTMENSCH
- Is LUFTMENSCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUFTMENSCH, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUFTMENSCH worth?
- LUFTMENSCH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUFTMENSCH mean?
- An impractical dreamer with no steady job or income, lost in ideas.
- What letters can be added to LUFTMENSCH?
- No single letter can be added to LUFTMENSCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LUFTMENSCH:
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