LUZ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. LUZ is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LUZ?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUZ is to know. It scores 12 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUZ
No single letter turns LUZ into another word.
How LUZ scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LUZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What does LUZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalrare
A small bone at the base of the human spine, near the sacrum, described in Jewish folklore as indestructible.
Luz names a bone that Rabbinic legend said could never be destroyed, even by fire or decay, and from which the body would eventually be rebuilt. Because no anatomically unique indestructible bone of this kind has ever been identified, luz today survives mainly as a folklore and reference-book curiosity rather than a term used in modern medicine.
How LUZ is used
Appears in folklore studies, reference works, and word-game contexts rather than in clinical medical writing.
- The old text claimed the luz would outlast the rest of the skeleton.
- Scholars still debate which bone the legend of the luz was meant to describe.
- According to the story, the body would be rebuilt around the luz.
- No modern anatomist has located a bone matching the description of the luz.
- The professor mentioned the luz while discussing old beliefs about the body.
- Folklore held that fire and water alike could never destroy the luz.
- The museum display explained the legend of the luz alongside other burial customs.
- Her essay traced how the idea of the luz appears in several old commentaries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUZ and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Where else you’ll see LUZ
- The legend describes the luz as surviving fire, water, and decay.
- No specific bone in the modern skeleton has been confirmed to match the luz of the old legend.
Words starting with LUZ
3 longer words begin with LUZ.
Common questions about LUZ
- Is LUZ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LUZ is not in it.
- How many points is LUZ worth?
- LUZ is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUZ mean?
- A small bone at the base of the human spine, near the sacrum, described in Jewish folklore as indestructible.
- What letters can be added to LUZ?
- No single letter can be added to LUZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LUZ:
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