LURIDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LURIDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LURIDNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LURIDNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LURIDNESS
No single letter turns LURIDNESS into another word.
How LURIDNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LURIDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LURIDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LURIDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being shockingly vivid, sensational or ghastly in colour or content.
Luridness can describe a sky glowing an unnatural red or a story told with gruesome, over-the-top detail. A reviewer might complain about the luridness of a cheap thriller cover.
How LURIDNESS is used
Describes harsh colours or sensational, shocking material.
- The luridness of the sunset made the sea look like fire.
- Readers were put off by the luridness of the tabloid headlines.
- Nothing could hide the luridness of the painted poster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LURIDNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LURIDNESS
1 longer words begin with LURIDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LURIDNESS
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Common questions about LURIDNESS
- Is LURIDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LURIDNESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LURIDNESS worth?
- LURIDNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LURIDNESS mean?
- The quality of being shockingly vivid, sensational or ghastly in colour or content.
- What letters can be added to LURIDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to LURIDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LURIDNESS:
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