leucite
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/ˈlusaɪt/
(US)
Definition of leucite
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
See all 2 definitions Show less
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
- (countable, uncountable)A leucoplast.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ite.
Words you can make from leucite
60 playable · top: LUCITE (8 pts)
Best play lucite 8 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
9 words4-letter words
21 words3-letter words
21 words2-letter words
7 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to leucite to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with leucite
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes leucite, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.