LAIDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAIDS 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAIDS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAIDS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAIDS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LAIDS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAIDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about LAIDS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 LAIDS mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To load, put a burden or cargo onto something; a Scots dialect form of load.
Laids follows the Scots pattern of adjusting English verb spellings, here standing in for loads, the form of load used with he, she, or it. The word belongs to the same family as lade and laden, all describing the act of filling or burdening something with weight.
How LAIDS is used
Used in Scots dialect rather than standard English.
- He laids the cart before dawn every market day.
- She laids the boat with nets and rope.
- The farmer laids his wagon high with hay.
- Every morning the ferryman laids his boat with goods.
- The old mill laids each barge before it sails.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAIDS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAIDS
The 5 tiles of LAIDS in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in LAIDS
3 words end in LAIDS. Useful as a back hook: play LAIDS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LAIDS
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Common questions about LAIDS
- Is LAIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAIDS is not in it.
- How many points is LAIDS worth?
- LAIDS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAIDS mean?
- To load, put a burden or cargo onto something; a Scots dialect form of load.
- What letters can be added to LAIDS?
- LAIDS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAIDS:
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