LAMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LAMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMENT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMENT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lamentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about LAMENT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAMENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To feel or express deep sorrow, grief, or regret about something.
To lament is to put grief into words, whether through open weeping, a formal speech of mourning, or simply a heartfelt complaint about a loss. The same word doubles as a noun for the resulting piece itself, so people write a lament for a dead friend or set an old lament to music as a song of mourning. Because the word suits both quiet private sorrow and public, ceremonial grief, it appears equally in personal letters and in poetry, hymns, and elegies written for the dead.
How LAMENT is used
A common word in both speech and writing, used for expressing grief or regret and, as a noun, for a poem or song of mourning.
- Friends gathered to lament the loss of their teacher.
- She would often lament how quickly the years had passed.
- The poet wrote a lament for the soldiers who never returned.
- He did not lament the decision, though it had cost him dearly.
- The old song is a lament for a village destroyed by flood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAMENT
The 6 tiles of LAMENT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LAMENT
14 longer words begin with LAMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMENT
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Common questions about LAMENT
- Is LAMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMENT worth?
- LAMENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMENT mean?
- To feel or express deep sorrow, grief, or regret about something.
- What letters can be added to LAMENT?
- LAMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAMENT:
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