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Is larceny a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word larceny is a Scrabble US word. The word larceny is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is larceny a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word larceny is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

L1A1R1C3E1N1Y4

Is larceny a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word larceny is a Words With Friends word. The word larceny is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2A1R1C4E1N2Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

LARCENY,

6-letter words (6 found)

ANERLY,CARNEY,LANCER,LARNEY,NEARLY,RANCEL,

5-letter words (29 found)

ANCLE,CANER,CARLE,CARNY,CLARY,CLEAN,CLEAR,CRANE,CRENA,EARLY,LACER,LACEY,LANCE,LAYER,LEANY,LEARN,LEARY,LYCEA,LYCRA,NACRE,NERAL,RANCE,RAYLE,RAYNE,RECAL,RELAY,RENAL,RENAY,YEARN,

4-letter words (53 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACYL,AERY,ALEC,ANCE,ARLE,ARYL,AYRE,CANE,CANY,CARE,CARL,CARN,CLAN,CLAY,CRAN,CRAY,CYAN,EARL,EARN,ELAN,EYRA,LACE,LACY,LAER,LANE,LARE,LARN,LEAN,LEAR,LYNE,LYRA,LYRE,NARC,NARE,NARY,NEAL,NEAR,RACE,RACY,RALE,REAL,REAN,RELY,RENY,RYAL,YALE,YARE,YARN,YEAN,YEAR,

3-letter words (39 found)

ACE,ALE,ANE,ANY,ARC,ARE,ARY,AYE,CAL,CAN,CAR,CAY,CEL,CLY,CRY,EAN,EAR,ERA,ERN,LAC,LAR,LAY,LEA,LEY,LYE,NAE,NAY,NYE,RAN,RAY,REC,REN,RYA,RYE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YEN,YER,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AL,AN,AR,AY,EA,EL,EN,ER,LA,NA,NE,NY,RE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 145 words from larceny according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of larceny

larceny

Etymology

Coined in Middle English (as larceni) between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (“theft”), from Latin latrocinium (“robbery”), from latro (“robber, mercenary”), from Ancient Greek λάτρον (látron, “pay, hire”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɑː.sən.i/, /ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/

Noun

larceny (countable and uncountable, plural larcenies)

  1. (law, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]
    Synonyms: theft, robbery
  2. (law, countable) An individual instance of such a taking.

Derived terms

  • compound larceny
  • floral larceny
  • grand larceny
  • mixed larceny
  • petit larceny, petty larceny
  • simple larceny

Related terms

  • larcenous
  • larcenist

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Anagrams

  • Carnley

Source: wiktionary.org