LYRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LYRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYRATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYRATE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lyratedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LYRATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LYRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about LYRATE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LYRATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Shaped like a lyre, especially of a leaf that is broad at the tip and narrows toward the stalk with deep lobes along the sides.
Botanists use lyrate to name a particular leaf outline, as in the fiddle-leaf fig and some wild mustards. The picture behind it is the ancient stringed instrument, wide at the top and tapering below. Zoologists occasionally borrow it for horns or tails with the same curve.
How LYRATE is used
Mostly a botanical descriptive term.
- The plant has a lyrate leaf with a rounded end lobe.
- Guides describe the lyrate outline to help identify the weed.
- Each lyrate blade was larger at the tip than at its base.
- The artist drew a lyrate shape for the border.
- A lyrate pattern ran down the side of the vase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYRATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LYRATE
The 6 tiles of LYRATE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with LYRATE
2 longer words begin with LYRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LYRATE
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Common questions about LYRATE
- Is LYRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYRATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYRATE worth?
- LYRATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYRATE mean?
- Shaped like a lyre, especially of a leaf that is broad at the tip and narrows toward the stalk with deep lobes along the sides.
- What letters can be added to LYRATE?
- LYRATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LYRATE:
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