LACK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LACK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does LACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being without something.
Lack has stayed the same in form and meaning since about 1300 without picking up a single extra sense. That is unusual: most words this common collect several along the way.
How LACK is used
Uncountable. Also a verb: lacked, lacking.
- A lack of money is easier to explain than a lack of interest.
- The word lack has not changed since 1300.
- They lacked the paperwork and knew it.
- Most common words collect extra senses and lack did not.
- For lack of anything better, they agreed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LACK
The 4 tiles of LACK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LACK
21 longer words begin with LACK.
Words ending in LACK
19 words end in LACK. Useful as a back hook: play LACK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LACK inside
Showing 24 of 223 words that contain LACK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LACK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LACK
Common questions about LACK
- Is LACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACK worth?
- LACK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACK mean?
- The state of being without something.
- What letters can be added to LACK?
- LACK takes 7 hooks: 6 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LACK:
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