LUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LUNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUNE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUNE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUNE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does LUNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane or sphere by two intersecting arcs.
A lune appears in geometry whenever two curved arcs cross at two points, leaving a shape like a slice of the moon. Mathematicians have studied such figures since antiquity when computing the area enclosed between circles.
How LUNE is used
Found mainly in mathematics and geometry texts, rarely in general writing.
- The diagram shaded the lune between the two circles.
- Ancient geometers tried to find the exact area of a lune.
- The window was cut in the shape of a lune.
- Each lune on the map represented a section of the sphere.
- The proof depends on comparing the lune with a simple triangle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUNE
5 longer words begin with LUNE.
Words ending in LUNE
5 words end in LUNE. Useful as a back hook: play LUNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUNE inside
5 words contain LUNE in the middle. Words that start with LUNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUNE
Common questions about LUNE
- Is LUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUNE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUNE worth?
- LUNE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUNE mean?
- A crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane or sphere by two intersecting arcs.
- What letters can be added to LUNE?
- LUNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LUNE:
Open LUNE in the Word Finder