LAMELLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAMELLAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMELLAR?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMELLAR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMELLAR
No single letter turns LAMELLAR into another word.
How LAMELLAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAMELLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMELLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAMELLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made up of thin plates or layers.
Lamellar is used in geology, biology and armour history for anything built from thin overlapping plates. Mica is a classic lamellar mineral, and some ancient armour was lamellar too.
How LAMELLAR is used
Lamellar describes structure, not colour or size.
- The rock has a lamellar structure that splits easily.
- Warriors once wore lamellar armour of small steel plates.
- The lamellar bone in the sample was visible under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMELLAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAMELLAR
1 longer words begin with LAMELLAR.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMELLAR
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Common questions about LAMELLAR
- Is LAMELLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMELLAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMELLAR worth?
- LAMELLAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMELLAR mean?
- Made up of thin plates or layers.
- What letters can be added to LAMELLAR?
- No single letter can be added to LAMELLAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAMELLAR:
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