LUSTRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUSTRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUSTRATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUSTRATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUSTRATE
Front hooks — 1
flustrateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUSTRATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LUSTRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUSTRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUSTRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To purify by a ceremony such as sacrifice, washing or another ritual.
Lustrate comes from ancient Roman religion, where a city, army or field could be cleansed through a ritual walk or offering. In modern writing it also appears figuratively for the political removal of officials from an earlier regime.
How LUSTRATE is used
Lustrate is formal and mostly historical, with a modern political sense in some countries.
- The priests would lustrate the fields before the sowing.
- Romans used a procession to lustrate the army.
- Some governments tried to lustrate officials of the old regime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUSTRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUSTRATE
The 8 tiles of LUSTRATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUSTRATE
2 longer words begin with LUSTRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUSTRATE
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Common questions about LUSTRATE
- Is LUSTRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUSTRATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUSTRATE worth?
- LUSTRATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUSTRATE mean?
- To purify by a ceremony such as sacrifice, washing or another ritual.
- What letters can be added to LUSTRATE?
- LUSTRATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LUSTRATE:
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