LUREX is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. LUREX is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept LUREX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUREX is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUREX
No single letter turns LUREX into another word.
How LUREX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LUREX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does LUREX mean in Scrabble?
noun
trademark
A shiny synthetic yarn or fabric woven with fine metallic thread, originally sold under this trade name.
Lurex began as the brand name for a metallic-coated yarn developed in the mid-twentieth century, and the word has since slid into everyday use for any fabric with that glittering thread woven through it. Dressmakers and knitters speak of a lurex thread or a lurex top the way people speak of a thermos flask, without necessarily thinking of the original manufacturer. The fibre is prized for the sparkle it adds to eveningwear, dance costumes and festive knitwear rather than for warmth or durability. Because the term is still tied to its trademark origin, style writers sometimes note that lurex is technically a brand name even while using it as an ordinary noun.
How LUREX is used
Chiefly used in fashion and textile writing to describe fabric or thread with a metallic glitter, often in phrases like a lurex top or a lurex thread running through the weave.
- Her jacket sparkled with a lurex thread woven into the wool.
- The dancer's costume was cut from silver lurex.
- A thin strip of lurex catches the light along the hem.
- Knitting patterns from the seventies often called for lurex yarn.
- The shop sells scarves shot through with gold lurex.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUREX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUREX
The 5 tiles of LUREX in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUREX
1 longer words begin with LUREX.
Shorter words from the letters in LUREX
Common questions about LUREX
- Is LUREX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LUREX is not in it.
- How many points is LUREX worth?
- LUREX is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUREX mean?
- A shiny synthetic yarn or fabric woven with fine metallic thread, originally sold under this trade name.
- What letters can be added to LUREX?
- No single letter can be added to LUREX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LUREX:
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