Is LICHENOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICHENOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 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.
Definition
Looking for what Lichenous means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of LichenousHooks for LICHENOUS
LICHENOUS 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 LICHENOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cholines13
- helicons13
- choline12
- cohesin12
- cohunes12
- culshie12
- cushion12
- echinus12
- helicon12
- lichens12
- lunches12
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chines11
- chinos11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- choils11
- cholis11
- chosen11
- chouse11
- cohune11
- inches11
- lichen11
- liches11
- loches11
- louche11
- niches11
- ouches11
- schuln11
- slouch11
- heinous10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chine10
- chino10
- chins10
- choil10
- choli10
- chons10
- chose10
- chuse10
- cuish10
- echos10
- hocus10
- loche10
- lochs10
- lunch10
- niche10
- oches10
- schul10
- cineols9
- counsel9
- inclose9
- leucins9
- leucons9
- unclose9
- uncoils9
- helios9
- holies9
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