Scrabble Word Finder

LADS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points

Yes. LADS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.

l1a1d2s1
PlayableLADS · 4 letters · 5 pts Scrabble · 6 pts WWF
5points in Scrabble
6points in Words with Friends
4letters
3hooks available
1 in 6,808odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept LADS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.25
Hooks 25%
3
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.25%

Our own measure of how useful LADS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for LADS

Front hooks — 3

blads8 clads8 glads7

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How LADS scores

Scrabble l1a1d2s1 5
Words with Friends l2a1d2s1 6

Face value of the 4 tiles in LADS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
l14
a19
d14
s14

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.

Anagrams of LADS

dals5

The 4 tiles of LADS in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in LADS

blads8 clads8 glads7 salads7 ballads10 beglads11 reclads10 sallads8 triclads11 ironclads12 thinclads15 phylloclads22

12 words end in LADS. Useful as a back hook: play LADS onto a word already on the board.

Words with LADS inside

gladsome12 gladsomer13 gladstone11 gladsomely17 gladsomest14 gladstones12 gladsomeness16 gladsomenesses18

8 words contain LADS in the middle. Words that start with LADS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in LADS

ads4 dal4 das4 lad4 lsd4 sad4 als3 las3 sal3 ad3 da3 al2 as2 la2

Common questions about LADS

Is LADS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts LADS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is LADS worth?
LADS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to LADS?
LADS takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LADS:

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