LAER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAER is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAER is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LAER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about LAER
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 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 LAER mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A defensive circle formed by ox-wagons, used by early travellers in South Africa as a temporary fort, more commonly spelled laager.
A laer was formed by drawing wagons into a tight ring, wheel to wheel, so that travellers and livestock inside were protected from attack. The same word can also be used as a verb meaning to make such a camp.
How LAER is used
Historical and South African English; more commonly seen in the spelling laager.
- The settlers pulled their wagons into a laer before nightfall.
- Attackers could not break through the tight laer of wagons.
- Cattle were kept safe inside the laer during the raid.
- They chose to laer on high ground near the river.
- Old accounts describe how quickly a laer could be formed under threat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAER
The 4 tiles of LAER in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with LAER
3 longer words begin with LAER.
Words ending in LAER
1 words end in LAER. Useful as a back hook: play LAER onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAER inside
2 words contain LAER in the middle. Words that start with LAER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAER
Common questions about LAER
- Is LAER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAER is not in it.
- How many points is LAER worth?
- LAER is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAER mean?
- A defensive circle formed by ox-wagons, used by early travellers in South Africa as a temporary fort, more commonly spelled laager.
- What letters can be added to LAER?
- LAER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LAER:
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