LAMASERY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LAMASERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMASERY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMASERY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMASERY
No single letter turns LAMASERY into another word.
How LAMASERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAMASERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMASERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAMASERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A monastery where Tibetan Buddhist monks, known as lamas, live and study.
A lamasery often sits high in the mountains of Tibet, Mongolia or the Himalayas and serves as a centre for prayer, learning and art. Travellers mention it when describing remote and peaceful settings.
How LAMASERY is used
Lamasery is used in travel writing and in accounts of Tibetan Buddhism.
- The lamasery stood on a cliff above the valley.
- Pilgrims climbed for days to reach the lamasery.
- Monks in red robes filed out of the lamasery at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMASERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMASERY
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Common questions about LAMASERY
- Is LAMASERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMASERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMASERY worth?
- LAMASERY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMASERY mean?
- A monastery where Tibetan Buddhist monks, known as lamas, live and study.
- What letters can be added to LAMASERY?
- No single letter can be added to LAMASERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAMASERY:
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