LATEN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LATEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATEN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATEN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LATEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What does LATEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To make something latent or hidden, or to become latent and lie dormant out of sight.
Older and literary writers used laten to describe a feeling, illness or danger that sinks below the surface instead of disappearing, waiting to reappear later. It is built directly on the adjective latent and is now rare outside deliberately old-fashioned or poetic prose.
How LATEN is used
Rare; encountered mainly in older literary or scientific writing rather than in ordinary speech.
- The old text says grief can laten in the heart for years.
- Cold weather seemed to laten the disease rather than cure it.
- The poet wrote of feelings that laten beneath a calm surface.
- Some seeds laten in the soil until conditions favor growth.
- The author used laten to describe a threat that hides rather than disappears.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATEN
The 5 tiles of LATEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LATEN
13 longer words begin with LATEN.
Words ending in LATEN
1 words end in LATEN. Useful as a back hook: play LATEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with LATEN inside
14 words contain LATEN in the middle. Words that start with LATEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LATEN
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Common questions about LATEN
- Is LATEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATEN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATEN worth?
- LATEN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATEN mean?
- To make something latent or hidden, or to become latent and lie dormant out of sight.
- What letters can be added to LATEN?
- LATEN takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LATEN:
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