Is LUCERNES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUCERNES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUCERNES mean?
Lucernes is a form of LUCERNE.
- noun
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (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 LUCERNES
LUCERNES 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 LUCERNES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censure9
- crenels9
- lucerne9
- lucerns9
- recluse9
- censer8
- cereus8
- ceruse8
- creels8
- crenel8
- lucern8
- lucres8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- screen8
- secern8
- secure8
- ulcers8
- uncles8
- unreels7
- cense7
- ceres7
- clues7
- creel7
- cruel7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curls7
- curns7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- luces7
- lucre7
- scene7
- scree7
- sucre7
- ulcer7
- uncle7
- ensure6
- enures6
- unreel6
- cees6
- cels6
- cere6
- clue6
- crus6
- cues6
- cure6
- curl6
- curn6
- curs6
- ecru6
- ecus6
- luce6
- recs6
- ensue5
- enure5
- ernes5
- leers5
- lenes5
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