LUPANAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LUPANAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUPANAR?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUPANAR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUPANAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lupanarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUPANAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUPANAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does LUPANAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A brothel, especially in ancient Rome.
Latin lupanar came from lupa, meaning she-wolf, a slang word for prostitute. Archaeologists point to the lupanar at Pompeii as a preserved example. Modern English uses it mainly in historical or humorous writing.
How LUPANAR is used
Lupanar is a learned, rare word found in historical texts.
- Visitors toured the lupanar in the buried city.
- The poet mentions a lupanar near the harbour.
- A lupanar had small stone rooms and painted walls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUPANAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUPANAR
1 longer words begin with LUPANAR.
Shorter words from the letters in LUPANAR
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Common questions about LUPANAR
- Is LUPANAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUPANAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUPANAR worth?
- LUPANAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUPANAR mean?
- A brothel, especially in ancient Rome.
- What letters can be added to LUPANAR?
- LUPANAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUPANAR:
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