LAB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about LAB
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A room equipped for scientific work.
Lab is clipped from laboratory, and the longer word came from Latin for a place of work — the same root that gives labour. It also names a breed of dog, and that one is a shortening of something else entirely.
How LAB is used
Countable: a lab, two labs.
- The lab is booked solid until the end of term.
- The word lab is clipped from laboratory.
- A lab in a hospital runs to a different timetable.
- Two labs on the same corridor and one autoclave.
- A lab is also a dog, from an unrelated shortening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAB
The 3 tiles of LAB in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LAB
Showing 24 of 154 words that begin with LAB.
Words ending in LAB
12 words end in LAB. Useful as a back hook: play LAB onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAB inside
Showing 24 of 640 words that contain LAB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAB
Common questions about LAB
- Is LAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAB, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAB worth?
- LAB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAB mean?
- A room equipped for scientific work.
- What letters can be added to LAB?
- LAB takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LAB:
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