Is LECTERNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LECTERNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LECTERNS mean?
Lecterns is a form of LECTERN.
- noun
desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LECTERNS
LECTERNS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LECTERNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centers9
- centres9
- crenels9
- lectern9
- tenrecs9
- tercels9
- censer8
- center8
- centre8
- certes8
- creels8
- crenel8
- elects8
- erects8
- recent8
- resect8
- screen8
- secern8
- secret8
- select8
- tenrec8
- tercel8
- terces8
- nestler7
- relents7
- celts7
- cense7
- cents7
- ceres7
- certs7
- cetes7
- creel7
- crest7
- elect7
- erect7
- scene7
- scent7
- scree7
- terce7
- enters6
- nester6
- nestle6
- relent6
- relets6
- renest6
- rentes6
- resent6
- streel6
- tenser6
- ternes6
- treens6
- cees6
- cels6
- celt6
- cent6
- cere6
- cert6
- cete6
- recs6
- sect6
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