LUX is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LUX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUX?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUX is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUX
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LUX scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LUX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What does LUX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The unit of illumination: one lumen falling on a square metre.
Lux measures what arrives rather than what is sent out, which is the distinction people most often get wrong: a bright lamp in a large room gives a low reading. Daylight outdoors runs to tens of thousands, an office is a few hundred, and a full moon is about a fifth of one.
How LUX is used
Countable: one lux, 500 lux. The plural is unmarked; the symbol is lx.
- The standard asks for 300 lux at desk height.
- A full moon gives about a fifth of a lux.
- The meter reads in lux and the specification is in something else.
- Doubling the lamps does not double the lux.
- Outdoor daylight is measured in tens of thousands of lux.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUX
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with LUX.
Words ending in LUX
11 words end in LUX. Useful as a back hook: play LUX onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUX inside
Showing 24 of 48 words that contain LUX somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUX
Common questions about LUX
- Is LUX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUX, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUX worth?
- LUX is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUX mean?
- The unit of illumination: one lumen falling on a square metre.
- What letters can be added to LUX?
- LUX takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LUX:
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