LACHES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LACHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACHES?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACHES is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACHES
Front hooks — 1
clachesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LACHES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LACHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about LACHES
- The same 6 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 LACHES mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
Unreasonable delay in asserting a legal right or claim, which can cost the claimant the remedy.
Laches is a doctrine of fairness in courts of equity: someone who waits too long to bring a claim, while the other side relies on that silence, may be refused relief. It differs from a statute of limitations because no fixed deadline is counted; the judge looks at how long the delay was and whether it caused harm. The word came into English from Old French and is related to the idea of slackness.
How LACHES is used
Almost always a legal term, usually met in phrases such as the defence of laches.
- The court dismissed the suit on grounds of laches.
- Her lawyer argued that laches should not bar the claim.
- Laches may apply when a plaintiff waits years to object.
- The defendant pleaded laches in his answer.
- A finding of laches depends on the facts of each case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACHES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LACHES
The 6 tiles of LACHES in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LACHES
1 longer words begin with LACHES.
Shorter words from the letters in LACHES
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Common questions about LACHES
- Is LACHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACHES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACHES worth?
- LACHES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACHES mean?
- Unreasonable delay in asserting a legal right or claim, which can cost the claimant the remedy.
- What letters can be added to LACHES?
- LACHES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LACHES:
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