LUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LUTE 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 LUTE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUTE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUTE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does LUTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
musichistorical
A stringed musical instrument with a rounded, pear-shaped body, a fretted neck, and paired strings plucked or strummed by hand.
The lute was one of the most important instruments in Europe from the Middle Ages through the Baroque era, used both to accompany singers and to play solo music; its rounded back and short neck set the lute apart from later instruments such as the guitar. Today the lute is mainly heard in historically informed performances of early music.
How LUTE is used
Chiefly historical and musicological; encountered in descriptions of Renaissance and Baroque music.
- The minstrel tuned his lute before the feast began.
- She studied the lute to perform music from the sixteenth century.
- A painted lute hangs on the wall of the old portrait.
- He accompanied the ballad on a lute rather than a guitar.
- The lute produces a softer, rounder tone than the guitar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUTE
The 4 tiles of LUTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUTE
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with LUTE.
Words ending in LUTE
23 words end in LUTE. Useful as a back hook: play LUTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUTE inside
Showing 24 of 93 words that contain LUTE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUTE
Common questions about LUTE
- Is LUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUTE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUTE worth?
- LUTE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUTE mean?
- A stringed musical instrument with a rounded, pear-shaped body, a fretted neck, and paired strings plucked or strummed by hand.
- What letters can be added to LUTE?
- LUTE takes 7 hooks: 3 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LUTE:
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