LARD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARD is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does LARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The soft white fat of a pig, rendered and clarified for use in cooking.
Lard is produced by melting down pork fat and straining out the solids, leaving a smooth cooking fat once common in pastry and frying. The same word works as a verb meaning to insert strips of fat into lean meat before roasting.
How LARD is used
Still used in cooking and baking, especially in traditional recipes.
- The baker used lard instead of butter for a flakier crust.
- Grandmother rendered her own lard from pork fat every autumn.
- The recipe calls for a spoonful of lard to fry the potatoes.
- Strips of fat were used to lard the lean venison before roasting.
- Old cookbooks often list lard as the main fat for pastry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LARD
18 longer words begin with LARD.
Words ending in LARD
15 words end in LARD. Useful as a back hook: play LARD onto a word already on the board.
Words with LARD inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain LARD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LARD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LARD
Common questions about LARD
- Is LARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARD worth?
- LARD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARD mean?
- The soft white fat of a pig, rendered and clarified for use in cooking.
- What letters can be added to LARD?
- LARD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LARD:
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