LYRICISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LYRICISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYRICISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYRICISE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYRICISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYRICISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LYRICISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYRICISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LYRICISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To write lyrics, or to treat a subject in a lyrical, songlike style.
Poets lyricise a landscape or an emotion when they describe it with feeling and rhythm rather than plain statement. Songwriters use the verb more literally, for setting words to music. It is the British spelling of the American lyricize.
How LYRICISE is used
Lyricise is a fairly rare verb, used both with an object and without one.
- He liked to lyricise about the sea.
- She was asked to lyricise the old folk melody.
- Critics accused the novelist of wanting to lyricise every sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYRICISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYRICISE
2 longer words begin with LYRICISE.
Shorter words from the letters in LYRICISE
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Common questions about LYRICISE
- Is LYRICISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYRICISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYRICISE worth?
- LYRICISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYRICISE mean?
- To write lyrics, or to treat a subject in a lyrical, songlike style.
- What letters can be added to LYRICISE?
- LYRICISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LYRICISE:
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