LABRET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LABRET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LABRET?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LABRET is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LABRET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
labretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LABRET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LABRET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about LABRET
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 LABRET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ornament, such as a piece of bone, shell, or stone, worn through a piercing in the lip.
A labret sits in a hole cut through the lower lip rather than through the ear, so wearing one changes the whole shape of the mouth in a way that earrings never do. Historically, labrets marked status, age, or achievement in a number of cultures across North America, Africa, and the Pacific, and the tradition continues today in some communities as well as in modern lip-piercing jewelry. Museums that collect body ornaments across cultures often display a labret alongside earrings and nose rings from the same region.
How LABRET is used
Used mainly in anthropology and history to describe traditional lip ornaments, and occasionally in modern writing about lip piercings.
- The museum case held a carved bone labret from an old burial site.
- Elders in the community once wore a labret to mark a coming-of-age ceremony.
- The anthropologist photographed every labret style found among the artifacts.
- Modern jewelers still sell a small labret as a form of lip piercing.
- Traders once exchanged shell for a finely carved labret.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LABRET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LABRET
The 6 tiles of LABRET in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LABRET
1 longer words begin with LABRET.
Shorter words from the letters in LABRET
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Common questions about LABRET
- Is LABRET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LABRET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LABRET worth?
- LABRET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LABRET mean?
- An ornament, such as a piece of bone, shell, or stone, worn through a piercing in the lip.
- What letters can be added to LABRET?
- LABRET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LABRET:
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