Is LICHENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICHENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LICHENED mean?
Lichened is a form of LICHEN.
- noun
any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
- noun
any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 LICHENED
LICHENED 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 LICHENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elenchi12
- chield12
- childe12
- chined12
- inched12
- leched12
- niched12
- lichee11
- lichen11
- chide11
- child11
- eched11
- decline10
- heiled10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chine10
- hence10
- leech10
- niche10
- chid10
- ceiled9
- decile9
- edenic9
- chin9
- eche9
- inch9
- lech9
- lich9
- deice8
- heed8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- cline7
- incel7
- niece7
- cede7
- cedi7
- dice7
- elhi7
- heel7
- heil7
- iced7
- edh7
- hid7
- diene6
- edile6
- elide6
- lined6
- ceil6
- cine6
- lice6
- nice6
- hen6
- hie6
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