LAIC is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LAIC 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 LAIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAIC is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAIC scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LAIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does LAIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Belonging to ordinary people rather than the clergy; secular or non-religious in character.
Laic describes power, influence or institutions resting with the laity rather than with priests or bishops. Historians write of a struggle between laic and ecclesiastical authority when describing conflicts between civil rulers and the church.
How LAIC is used
Formal; found mainly in historical and academic writing about church and state.
- The reform shifted power from church courts to laic authorities.
- Historians describe a long contest between laic and clerical rule.
- The new constitution declared the state strictly laic.
- Laic influence over the schools grew through the century.
- The council included both laic and ecclesiastical members.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAIC
21 longer words begin with LAIC.
Words ending in LAIC
1 words end in LAIC. Useful as a back hook: play LAIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAIC inside
3 words contain LAIC in the middle. Words that start with LAIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAIC
Common questions about LAIC
- Is LAIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAIC, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAIC worth?
- LAIC is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAIC mean?
- Belonging to ordinary people rather than the clergy; secular or non-religious in character.
- What letters can be added to LAIC?
- LAIC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LAIC:
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