LAMINA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LAMINA 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 LAMINA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMINA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMINA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMINA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAMINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about LAMINA
- 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 LAMINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotanyzoology
A thin plate, layer, or scale, especially of bone, mineral, or plant tissue.
Geologists describe a lamina as one wafer-thin layer within a larger rock, stacked with countless others to form the banded look of shale or slate. Botanists use the same word for the broad, flat blade of a leaf or petal, the part most people simply call the leaf itself, while anatomists apply it to thin plates of bone or to delicate tissue layers inside the body. Whatever the field, a lamina is always the thin, sheet-like layer within something larger and more complex.
How LAMINA is used
A technical term used in geology, botany, and anatomy for a thin layer or plate within a larger structure.
- Under the microscope, each lamina of the rock sample showed a slightly different color.
- Botanists measured the width of the leaf's lamina to compare the two species.
- The surgeon noted damage to a lamina of bone near the base of the spine.
- Geologists count each seasonal lamina as one thin layer in the sediment core.
- A thin lamina of mineral ran through the otherwise solid stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMINA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAMINA
The 6 tiles of LAMINA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LAMINA
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with LAMINA.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMINA
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Common questions about LAMINA
- Is LAMINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMINA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMINA worth?
- LAMINA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMINA mean?
- A thin plate, layer, or scale, especially of bone, mineral, or plant tissue.
- What letters can be added to LAMINA?
- LAMINA takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAMINA:
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