LYCHEE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LYCHEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYCHEE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYCHEE is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYCHEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lycheesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYCHEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LYCHEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 564,419.
What does LYCHEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The fruit of a Chinese tree, eaten fresh or canned, with perfumed translucent flesh under a bumpy red skin.
Peel the brittle skin of a lychee and you find translucent flesh with a scent like roses. The tree that bears it comes from China, and the fruit is eaten fresh, canned or dried.
How LYCHEE is used
Lychee is the most common spelling; others such as lichi and litchi exist.
- She peeled a lychee and offered me half.
- Lychee sorbet was on the dessert menu.
- The lychee tree grew beside the farmhouse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYCHEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYCHEE
1 longer words begin with LYCHEE.
Shorter words from the letters in LYCHEE
Common questions about LYCHEE
- Is LYCHEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYCHEE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYCHEE worth?
- LYCHEE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYCHEE mean?
- The fruit of a Chinese tree, eaten fresh or canned, with perfumed translucent flesh under a bumpy red skin.
- What letters can be added to LYCHEE?
- LYCHEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LYCHEE:
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