LUTEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LUTEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUTEOUS?
| 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 LUTEOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUTEOUS
No single letter turns LUTEOUS into another word.
How LUTEOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUTEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What stands out about LUTEOUS
- LUTEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LUTEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of a deep yellow colour, sometimes tinged with orange or green.
Naturalists reach for luteous when naming the colour of petals, feathers or minerals with some precision. The word comes from Latin and sounds more scientific than simply saying yellow.
How LUTEOUS is used
Luteous belongs to botanical and zoological descriptions of colour.
- The luteous petals opened at dawn.
- A luteous glow filled the evening sky.
- The bird has a luteous patch on its throat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUTEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LUTEOUS
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Common questions about LUTEOUS
- Is LUTEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUTEOUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUTEOUS worth?
- LUTEOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUTEOUS mean?
- Of a deep yellow colour, sometimes tinged with orange or green.
- What letters can be added to LUTEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LUTEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUTEOUS:
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