How many points in Scrabble is licorice worth? licorice how many points in Words With Friends? What does licorice mean? Get all these answers on this page.
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Is licorice a Scrabble word?
Yes. The word licorice is a Scrabble US word. The word licorice is worth 12 points in Scrabble:
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Is licorice a Scrabble UK word?
Yes. The word licorice is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:
L1I1C3O1R1I1C3E1
Is licorice a Words With Friends word?
Yes. The word licorice is a Words With Friends word. The word licorice is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):
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You can make 81 words from licorice according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.
licorice (usually uncountable, plural licorices)
The American spelling is nearer the Old French source licorece, which is ultimately from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza). The British spelling was influenced by the unrelated word liquor. Licorice prevails in Canada and it is common in Australia, but it is rarely found in the UK. Liquorice is all but nonexistent in the US ("chiefly British", according to dictionaries).
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