Lucerne

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A widely cultivated leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers, used for hay and pasture.

“The farmer rotated his fields between wheat and lucerne to restore nitrogen to the soil.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

lu·cerne

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Synonyms

alfalfa

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Wordle

Ends in ERNE which is distinctive and contains no repeated letters

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Scrabble

Scores around 9 points with modest value but the ERNE ending allows further extension

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “lucerne”.

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