LAITANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAITANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAITANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAITANCE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAITANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laitancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAITANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAITANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAITANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAITANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A weak, milky film of fine particles that rises to the top of fresh concrete.
Laitance forms when too much water is used or the mix is overworked, and builders brush it away before adding another layer. Left in place it stops new concrete from bonding properly.
How LAITANCE is used
Laitance is a building-trade term, sometimes borrowed from the French word for milk.
- The crew scraped the laitance off before the next pour.
- Heavy rain left a thick layer of laitance on the slab.
- Laitance can cause the new surface to flake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAITANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAITANCE
The 8 tiles of LAITANCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LAITANCE
1 longer words begin with LAITANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in LAITANCE
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Common questions about LAITANCE
- Is LAITANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAITANCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAITANCE worth?
- LAITANCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAITANCE mean?
- A weak, milky film of fine particles that rises to the top of fresh concrete.
- What letters can be added to LAITANCE?
- LAITANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAITANCE:
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