LADY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LADY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LADY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LADY is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LADY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LADY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LADY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does LADY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woman, especially one of good social position.
Lady is worn down from an Old English compound meaning loaf-kneader, and the matching male word meant loaf-guardian. Both have travelled a long way from bread.
How LADY is used
Countable; the plural changes the y.
- A lady in the older sense held a definite rank.
- The word lady once meant loaf-kneader.
- The word matching lady meant loaf-guardian.
- Two lady mayors in successive years.
- Lady has travelled a long way from bread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LADY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LADY
The 4 tiles of LADY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LADY
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with LADY.
Words ending in LADY
10 words end in LADY. Useful as a back hook: play LADY onto a word already on the board.
Words with LADY inside
2 words contain LADY in the middle. Words that start with LADY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LADY
Common questions about LADY
- Is LADY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LADY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LADY worth?
- LADY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LADY mean?
- A woman, especially one of good social position.
- What letters can be added to LADY?
- LADY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LADY:
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