LAIKING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAIKING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAIKING?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAIKING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAIKING
No single letter turns LAIKING into another word.
How LAIKING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAIKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does LAIKING mean in Scrabble?
LAIKING is the -ing form (present participle) of LAIK.
Shorter words from the letters in LAIKING
Showing 40 of 74. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about LAIKING
- Is LAIKING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAIKING is not in it.
- How many points is LAIKING worth?
- LAIKING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAIKING?
- No single letter can be added to LAIKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAIKING:
Open LAIKING in the Word Finder