LAREE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LAREE 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 LAREE?
| 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 LAREE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAREE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lareesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAREE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAREE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,281.
What stands out about LAREE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 LAREE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small silver coin, shaped like a bent wire or fish-hook, once used in the Persian Gulf, India and the Maldives.
A laree was made by hammering a length of silver wire and bending it, rather than stamping a flat disc as most coins are made today. Traders carried strings of laree as small change for centuries before national currencies replaced them; the modern Maldivian laari takes its name from this older coin.
How LAREE is used
Found mainly in histories of coinage and numismatic writing, since the coin went out of circulation long ago.
- The museum displayed a laree found in an old shipwreck.
- Traders once counted out payment in laree and larger coins.
- A laree was small enough to be strung on a cord.
- The catalogue described the laree as a wire-shaped silver coin.
- Collectors prize a well-preserved laree from the Gulf trade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAREE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAREE
The 5 tiles of LAREE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LAREE
1 longer words begin with LAREE.
Words ending in LAREE
1 words end in LAREE. Useful as a back hook: play LAREE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAREE inside
1 words contain LAREE in the middle. Words that start with LAREE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAREE
Common questions about LAREE
- Is LAREE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAREE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAREE worth?
- LAREE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAREE mean?
- A small silver coin, shaped like a bent wire or fish-hook, once used in the Persian Gulf, India and the Maldives.
- What letters can be added to LAREE?
- LAREE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAREE:
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