LAKH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAKH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAKH?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAKH is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAKH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lakhsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAKH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LAKH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does LAKH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
One hundred thousand, in Indian English.
Indian English groups digits differently from the rest of the world: a lakh is written with a comma after two digits rather than three. That is exactly why an Indian figure looks misprinted to anybody else.
How LAKH is used
Countable: a lakh, two lakh. Indian English.
- A lakh is written with a comma in an unexpected place.
- The word lakh means a hundred thousand.
- Two lakh rupees is written differently in Delhi and London.
- Indian grouping of digits is why lakh looks odd in print.
- A hundred lakh make one crore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAKH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAKH
1 longer words begin with LAKH.
Words with LAKH inside
9 words contain LAKH in the middle. Words that start with LAKH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAKH
Common questions about LAKH
- Is LAKH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAKH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAKH worth?
- LAKH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAKH mean?
- One hundred thousand, in Indian English.
- What letters can be added to LAKH?
- LAKH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LAKH:
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