LARBOARD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LARBOARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARBOARD?
| 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 LARBOARD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARBOARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
larboardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARBOARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LARBOARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LARBOARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LARBOARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalarchaic
The left-hand side of a ship as seen by someone facing the bow.
Larboard was the old sailors' word for the side now called port. It was dropped in practice because it sounded too much like starboard when shouted over wind.
How LARBOARD is used
Larboard appears in older sea stories; modern crews say port instead.
- Land was sighted off the larboard bow.
- The cannon on the larboard side fired first.
- He leaned over the larboard rail and watched the waves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARBOARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LARBOARD
The 8 tiles of LARBOARD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LARBOARD
1 longer words begin with LARBOARD.
Shorter words from the letters in LARBOARD
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Common questions about LARBOARD
- Is LARBOARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARBOARD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARBOARD worth?
- LARBOARD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARBOARD mean?
- The left-hand side of a ship as seen by someone facing the bow.
- What letters can be added to LARBOARD?
- LARBOARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LARBOARD:
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