LYRICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LYRICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYRICAL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYRICAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYRICAL
No single letter turns LYRICAL into another word.
How LYRICAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LYRICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What stands out about LYRICAL
- LYRICAL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LYRICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Expressing personal emotion in a beautiful, songlike way.
Lyrical poetry speaks about the poet's own feelings instead of telling a story. To wax lyrical about something means to praise it with enthusiasm.
How LYRICAL is used
The word lyrical is used of poems, music, prose and speech.
- The novel is full of lyrical descriptions of the sea.
- She became lyrical when talking about her garden.
- His lyrical melodies were easy to remember.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYRICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYRICAL
3 longer words begin with LYRICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LYRICAL
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Common questions about LYRICAL
- Is LYRICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYRICAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYRICAL worth?
- LYRICAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYRICAL mean?
- Expressing personal emotion in a beautiful, songlike way.
- What letters can be added to LYRICAL?
- No single letter can be added to LYRICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LYRICAL:
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