LYCEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LYCEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYCEUM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYCEUM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYCEUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lyceumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYCEUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LYCEUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does LYCEUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hall or institution for public lectures and discussion; in parts of Europe, a secondary school preparing students for university.
The word goes back to the grove near Athens where Aristotle taught, and it has been borrowed ever since for places of learning. In nineteenth-century Britain and America a lyceum was a lecture society or hall where speakers addressed the public. In France, Russia and many other countries the same word names a secondary school for older pupils.
How LYCEUM is used
Meaning depends on country; in the English-speaking world it is mostly historical, in Europe it names a school.
- The town built a lyceum for evening lectures.
- He gave a talk on astronomy at the village lyceum.
- She finished at the lyceum and went on to university.
- Aristotle's lyceum in Athens became a model for later schools.
- The old lyceum now serves as a concert hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYCEUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYCEUM
1 longer words begin with LYCEUM.
Shorter words from the letters in LYCEUM
Common questions about LYCEUM
- Is LYCEUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYCEUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYCEUM worth?
- LYCEUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYCEUM mean?
- A hall or institution for public lectures and discussion; in parts of Europe, a secondary school preparing students for university.
- What letters can be added to LYCEUM?
- LYCEUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LYCEUM:
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