LAT is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAT is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What stands out about LAT
- The same 3 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 LAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A former unit of currency of Latvia.
The lat was Latvian money until the euro replaced it in 2014, and the name is simply the first syllable of the country. A separate lat, nearly always plural, is gym slang for the broad muscles of the back.
How LAT is used
Countable: a lat, two lats. Historical.
- The lat was replaced by the euro in 2014.
- The word lat is the first syllable of Latvia.
- Two lats bought about three euros at the changeover.
- In a gym the lats are muscles and not money.
- A lat was divided into a hundred santims.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAT
The 3 tiles of LAT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LAT
Showing 24 of 227 words that begin with LAT.
Words ending in LAT
18 words end in LAT. Useful as a back hook: play LAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAT inside
Showing 24 of 3464 words that contain LAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAT
Common questions about LAT
- Is LAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAT, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAT worth?
- LAT is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAT mean?
- A former unit of currency of Latvia.
- What letters can be added to LAT?
- LAT takes 10 hooks: 5 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LAT:
Open LAT in the Word Finder