LARE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. LARE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LARE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about LARE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 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 LARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicdialect
An archaic word for lore or learning, especially traditional knowledge passed down by word of mouth.
Lare described the accumulated, practical knowledge a person gained through experience rather than books, such as a shepherd's feel for weather or a healer's knowledge of plants. It is a dialect spelling close to the modern word lore.
How LARE is used
Found in dialect and archaic sources rather than standard modern English.
- The old shepherd's lare came from years on the hills.
- She admired his lare of plants and their uses.
- Village lare told of a hidden well beneath the church.
- His lare of the sea came from decades of fishing.
- The elders shared their lare with the youngest apprentices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LARE
The 4 tiles of LARE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with LARE
3 longer words begin with LARE.
Words ending in LARE
11 words end in LARE. Useful as a back hook: play LARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LARE inside
Showing 24 of 62 words that contain LARE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LARE
Common questions about LARE
- Is LARE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LARE is not in it.
- How many points is LARE worth?
- LARE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARE mean?
- An archaic word for lore or learning, especially traditional knowledge passed down by word of mouth.
- What letters can be added to LARE?
- LARE takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LARE:
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