LACS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LACS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACS
No single letter turns LACS into another word.
How LACS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LACS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does LACS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian Englishhistorical
Units of one hundred thousand, as used in counting large sums of money or population in South Asia.
Lacs is the plural of lac, an Indian unit equal to one hundred thousand. Older accounts of British India speak of a debt or a fortune running to several lacs of rupees, and the same spelling lac also names the unrelated resin secreted by insects and used to make shellac.
How LACS is used
Chiefly Indian English and historical writing about India; modern South Asian English usually prefers the spelling lakh.
- The estate was said to be worth several lacs of rupees.
- He raised twenty lacs to build the new bridge.
- Old ledgers recorded the debt in lacs rather than in single rupees.
- The city population was estimated at a few lacs at the time.
- She inherited a fortune of many lacs from her grandfather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LACS
The 4 tiles of LACS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in LACS
2 words end in LACS. Useful as a back hook: play LACS onto a word already on the board.
Words with LACS inside
2 words contain LACS in the middle. Words that start with LACS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LACS
Common questions about LACS
- Is LACS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACS worth?
- LACS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACS mean?
- Units of one hundred thousand, as used in counting large sums of money or population in South Asia.
- What letters can be added to LACS?
- No single letter can be added to LACS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LACS:
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