LAMP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LAMP 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 LAMP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LAMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does LAMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device for giving light.
Lamp came through French from a Greek word meaning to shine, and it named oil vessels for two thousand years before electricity. The word survived every change in the technology.
How LAMP is used
Countable: a lamp, two lamps.
- A lamp in every window along the whole street.
- The word lamp comes from a Greek one meaning to shine.
- Two lamps of very different age in the same room.
- Lamp named oil vessels for two thousand years.
- The word lamp outlived every technology it described.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAMP
The 4 tiles of LAMP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LAMP
Showing 24 of 71 words that begin with LAMP.
Words ending in LAMP
10 words end in LAMP. Useful as a back hook: play LAMP onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAMP inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain LAMP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LAMP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMP
Common questions about LAMP
- Is LAMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMP worth?
- LAMP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMP mean?
- A device for giving light.
- What letters can be added to LAMP?
- LAMP takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LAMP:
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