LURE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LURE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LURE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LURE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LURE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does LURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Something that attracts or tempts by promising pleasure, reward or advantage.
A lure can be a physical object, such as the artificial bait anglers trail through water or the leather decoy falconers swing to call back a hawk. It can also be an abstract attraction, such as the lure of money or fame, that draws people toward a choice.
How LURE is used
Used both literally, for fishing and falconry equipment, and figuratively, for anything tempting.
- The angler chose a bright lure for the murky water.
- The falconer swung the lure to bring the hawk home.
- The lure of easy money proved impossible to resist.
- City lights held a lure that the young man could not ignore.
- She saw through the lure of his flattering words.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LURE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LURE
The 4 tiles of LURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LURE
6 longer words begin with LURE.
Words ending in LURE
14 words end in LURE. Useful as a back hook: play LURE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LURE inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain LURE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LURE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LURE
Common questions about LURE
- Is LURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LURE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LURE worth?
- LURE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LURE mean?
- Something that attracts or tempts by promising pleasure, reward or advantage.
- What letters can be added to LURE?
- LURE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LURE:
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